This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Middles: Everybody Has a Story, December Days, Sisters, A Diary and a Train, Demolishing the Past, and Hester's Diary II,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one overwhelming first impression of Vida Winter's house?
(a) An odd odor that reminds Margaret of a funeral home.
(b) The fragrance of lilacs.
(c) The laughter of children.
(d) It is entirely silent.

2. Describe the abrupt change in the way Isabelle's father treats her.
(a) He loves her at first, but after a few months begins to disdain her and hate her presence.
(b) He leaves suddenly, leaving her in the care of the gardener and cook.
(c) He becomes a doting father to the baby; singing lullabyes and reading stories.
(d) He hires extra help to make sure she is well cared for and entertained.

3. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?
(a) She prides herself on her honesty, despite her painful past.
(b) She will never speak for more than thirty minutes.
(c) She finds it fun to make every reporter cry.
(d) She has never told the truth about her life.

4. What is distinctive about Emmeline's face, when Margaret meets her?
(a) A jagged knife wond scar near her chin
(b) Red and white scarring, from burns.
(c) She looks identical to Winter, except for black eyes.
(d) She looks remarkably younger than Winter.

5. Vida Winter is reluctant to let Margaret leave for a few days. Why?
(a) Winter is afraid that Margraet will contact her twin sister Emmeline.
(b) Winter and Margaret have become friends; she wants her companionship.
(c) Winter is terminally ill and wants to complete the telling of her story before she dies.
(d) WInter is afraid that Margaret will tell the outside world her story before it is concluded.