This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Middles: The Silver Garden, Phonetic Alphabet, The Ladder, Eternal Twilight, and Fossilized Tears,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What clue makes John-the-Dig know that something is amiss with Charlie?
(a) Charlie's dogs were howling and barking throughout the night.
(b) The sounds of smashing windows and boards.
(c) The clean dishes carried to Charlie's room are not replaced with dirty ones.
(d) Charlie only plays violin when his insanity is at its worst.

2. How did Merrily get her name?
(a) Her name was Mary Leigh, and she laughed often.
(b) Her parents named her Merrily.
(c) When she was little, she sang the song called "Merrily, Happily, Longingly."
(d) Her mother had a clear, contagious laugh.

3. Vida Winter is a prolific and well-known author. Besides her fame, what can be said about her physical appearance?
(a) Her body is shriveled with arthritis; she is severely stooped.
(b) Her hair is long, often braided, and nearly black.
(c) She is old, but very beautiful.
(d) She is surprisingly tall, lean, and fit for a woman of age 75.

4. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?
(a) Two packages, which are two babies.
(b) An emerald ring that her father suspected was stolen.
(c) Her father's money from a bank in London.
(d) A handsome husband.

5. In literature, what are examples of the "Rule of Three" which Vida Winter cites?
(a) Three of the trinity, three of Satan.
(b) Three sides of a golden triangle, three crowns on three kings.
(c) Three drunken sailors, three Christmas hens.
(d) Fisherman's three wishes, three Billy Goats Gruff.