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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one distinctive feature about Angelfield when Margaret first explores it?
(a) There are beautiful stained glass windows.
(b) It is in perfect shape except for a few broken windows.
(c) There is no roof.
(d) Two black cats dart in and out of her vision as she walks the grounds.

3. When she learns the truth about being a twin, Margaret feels:
(a) Elated. She is happy that she has a sister and is eager to meet her.
(b) Curious. She wants to learn more, and becomes intent on researching missing information.
(c) Angry. She is furious that her parents had not told her the truth previously.
(d) Enlightened. She now understands her lifelong feeling of loneliness.

4. What item of Charles Dickens, the author, does Vida Winter discuss with Margaret?
(a) A forgotten manuscript by the famous author.
(b) A picture of him with characters above his head.
(c) The exact desk which Dickens owned which Margaret is using to write.
(d) A picture of Dickens with Vida Winter as a child.

5. What missing bit of information in the "book pages" of the Banbury Herald disappoints Margaret?
(a) Angelfield servants were mentioned, but not John-the-dig.
(b) There had been no interview with a man pleading for the truth from Winter.
(c) There was no mention of twin girls in any of the accounts.
(d) The date of Vida Winter's birth was missing.

6. What is significant about the name of the author, Vida Winter?
(a) "Vida" comes from the same root word as "vitality," meaning life.
(b) The former owner of the bookstore was named Jacob Winter.
(c) It is the same name as her father's relative.
(d) It is clearly a pen name, and her real name is a mystery.

7. A woman in white used what to hurt a visitor to the Angelfield house?
(a) A fireplace poker.
(b) Poison.
(c) A violin.
(d) The cords of the heavy curtains.

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

9. Margaret receives a letter from her father with something enclosed. What is it?
(a) An artice about Vida Winter's disease.
(b) A necklace from her mother.
(c) An old picture of Isabelle and Charlie as young children.
(d) A letter from a lawyer.

10. What is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'
(a) Every thirteenth page, she searches for a clue to a mystery.
(b) Because of a printing error, she keeps turning it upside down.
(c) She doesn't want anyone to see her reading it, so she disguises it.
(d) She must wear white gloves.

11. What does the chapter title, "Box of Lives" refer to?
(a) Margaret finds an old box near the ruins of the old church.
(b) Winter keeps many items from her past in a safe in her bedroom; she finally shows the box to Margaret.
(c) Vida Winter says she keeps "opening up the box" to reveal the secrets of her past.
(d) Margaret keeps a 3x5 card on many people, and she keepst these cards in a box.

12. As the twins grow, what disturbing pattern emerges regarding them in the village and surrounding houses?
(a) The twins talk of drowning their mother and poisoning the servants.
(b) The twins walk into unlocked houses and take what they want.
(c) The twins are caught running without clothes on through the middle of town.
(d) The twins begin to frighten smaller children with stories about ghosts.

13. Why is Angelfield scheduled for demolition?
(a) A hotel is to be built on the site.
(b) A small airport is to be built on the site.
(c) Kids like to play in the ruins, but the falling walls are dangerous.
(d) A golf course is to be built on the site.

14. The following can be said about the bookshop:
(a) There are seven rooms of used books.
(b) Students come to sell and resell textbooks.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) Most of the store's income is gained through rare book transactions.

15. Where does Margaret begin her research to verify the three parts of Ms. Winter's story?
(a) In London, at the National Library.
(b) In the Governmental Records Building.
(c) At Angelfield.
(d) At home, in her own bookshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Winter returns to the telling of her story, she talks of the village men asking for Dr. Maudsley's help with the twins. How does the doctor first attempt to solve the problem?

2. What news does Vida Winter's doctor give to Margaret?

3. What is Margaret's least favorite month?

4. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?

5. Vida Winter is reluctant to let Margaret leave for a few days. Why?

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