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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The following adjectives best describe Charlie as a child:
(a) Smart, sullen, stubborn.
(b) Neglected, violent, mean.
(c) Not-bright, sickly, kind.
(d) Athletic, handsome, mean.

2. Who meets Margaret at the door of Miss Winter's house?
(a) Judith, the housekeeper.
(b) Miss Winter, herself.
(c) A young child who holds a large black dog on a leash.
(d) A cranky, impolite butler named Jansen.

3. What promise does Margaret ask of Winter before committing to the writing of her biography?
(a) Margaret must be allowed to have freedom to come and go from the house.
(b) Winter must let them write outside in the garden, in the flowers.
(c) Winter must be willing to offer editing and writing advice for Margaret's own writing.
(d) Winter must tell Margaret three facts that can be validated in public record.

4. How does Hester help the Missus?
(a) She brings the Missus's sister to visit.
(b) She gives her the money needed to pay for her sister's funeral.
(c) She helps improve the Missus's eyesight.
(d) She takes over all the cooking.

5. What is Margaret's least favorite month?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) August.
(d) April.

6. What does John -the-Dig do at Angelfield?
(a) He is the manager and book-keeper of the estate.
(b) He is actually the great uncle of the twins.
(c) He is the only person on the estate that can handle horses.
(d) He is the gardener, as his ancestors also had been.

7. In their first interview, Winter reveals to Margaret a painful bit of her history earlier than she wanted to.
(a) At age 16, she experienced a massive fire.
(b) She had eloped with a disreputable man; he left her after only seven months of marriage.
(c) Her father was mentally ill and commited suicide.
(d) She had a child out of wedlock who died at age three.

8. What is the proof Margaret sees to prove she was a twin?
(a) Margaret's parents finally tell her the truth, and show her legal documents.
(b) She finds her sister's birth certificate and death certificate.
(c) She is sent a letter with a picture of her parents with both babies.
(d) She answers the door and sees her twin standing there.

9. Where does Hester's lengthy conversation about the twins take place?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the twin's playroom.
(c) In the topiary garden.
(d) On a boat, so that twins can not hear.

10. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?
(a) An explanation about the rumor that her house is haunted.
(b) What happened to the (missing) thirteenth story in her first book.
(c) Whether Winter is terminally ill and fears death will end her life soon.
(d) Her real name.

11. What kind of writing of Margaret's has been published?
(a) Essays about the lives of authors.
(b) Non-fiction accounts of collectors, especially book and watch collectors.
(c) Essays about royalty in the thirteenth century.
(d) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.

12. Margaret insists that she must leave for how many days?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirty.

13. What causes Margaret to run out of Angelfield on her first visit there?
(a) She hears someone scream her name.
(b) A woman in white comes after her with a knife.
(c) The doorknob she is holding begins to turn from the other side.
(d) She hears a baby crying outside.

14. Who is Mr. Lomax?
(a) A friend of Charlie's, the only one Charlie will speak with.
(b) The family solicitor, or attorney.
(c) A newpaper publisher.
(d) A relative of Hester's.

15. What does Merrily often do while she is hanging clothes or doing housework?
(a) Tells ghost stories that frighten the twins.
(b) Asks the Angelfield twins to babysit.
(c) Sets her baby outside in her yard.
(d) Chats with Isabelle Angelfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlie, Isabelle's brother, is:

2. A woman in white used what to hurt a visitor to the Angelfield house?

3. In what way did the bookstore help in Margaret's education?

4. What happens to Roland, Isabelle's husband?

5. Why is Angelfield scheduled for demolition?

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