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. After Hester leaves and Isabelle dies, what can be said about the Missus?
(a) John-the-dig agrees to marry her after many years of working together.
(b) She has left in search of Isabelle and Charlie.
(c) After Isabelle's death, she went into her room and wept uncontrollably for many nights in a row.
(d) She has gradually become forgetful and unable to perform simple household tasks.

2. What do the children do that make John-the-Dig and Missus sad?
(a) They destroy years of work in John-the-Digs's topiary garden.
(b) They cut each other's hair, destroying their beautiful appearance.
(c) They bully younger children.
(d) They destroy an entire apple tree right as it bloomed.

3. What does Hester do first when she arrives?
(a) Buys new drapes and furniture.
(b) Claims she would stay only until a replacement could be found.
(c) Hires three new servants.
(d) Cleans the house.

4. After several weeks into the interview process, what sound does Margaret hear late at night?
(a) Someone singing long, erratic, notes of music.
(b) Someone calling her name.
(c) A child crying.
(d) Wolves howling on the moors.

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