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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 is of particular concern to John-the-dig after Charlie disappears?
(a) How he could get a doctor to take care of the Missus.
(b) Who would pay him and pay the bills at Anglefield in Charlie's absence.
(c) The girls were at marrying age; who should marry them?
(d) His topiary garden was becoming negelcted.

2. When the doctor comes to Angelfield, he recommends what?
(a) That her children be removed from her.
(b) That the entire house be closed down as uninhabitable.
(c) That the meals must change as their diets were insufficient.
(d) That Isabelle be sent to an asylum.

3. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?
(a) She moves the heavy chair nearer to the fireplace in order to stay warm.
(b) The canopy bed frightens her because she cannot see into the room, so she removes the curtain.
(c) She takes down the heavy curtains from the windows.
(d) A picture on the wall troubles her, so she turns it around to face the wall.

4. What does Aurelius Love bring to Margaret after she falls?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A golf cart so she would not have to walk on her sore foot.
(c) A cup of tea and some cake.
(d) Bandages and crutches.

5. What is Margaret's opinion about Vida Winter's writing?
(a) She is surprised that Winter seems to have stolen one on Margaret's stories.
(b) She likes the writing, but has no interest in meeting WInter.
(c) She is frustrated by the happy endings and predictable plots.
(d) She loves it, and spends days doing nothing else but reading Winter's books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is found dead at the base of a ladder in the garden?

2. In the beginning of the book, who has sent Margaret a surprising letter?

3. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?

4. The name of the house and estate where Vida Winter grew up (as Adeline) was called:

5. Vida Winter says she starts one book as soon as she finishes another because she is afraid to confront which person who keeps trying to get her attention?

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