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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?
(a) She takes a rare book from the shop and begins to read it.
(b) She reads everything she can about twins.
(c) She wakes up her mother and makes her talk about her twin.
(d) She decides to try one of the "dark spells" she has read about earlier in the day.

2. What do Hester and John-the-dig argue about?
(a) His strange habit of humming as he strolls the grounds after midnight.
(b) His refusal to lock the gate.
(c) A mysterious child who is seen on the property.
(d) His insistence that Isabelle should return to Angelfield.

3. Vida Winter learned most of the family history by listening to whose stories?
(a) Her uncle, who wrote down the history.
(b) The Missus, who was the main kitchen servant.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) The stable boy who was like her old brother.

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

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

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

7. Hester 's and the doctor's actions result in what consequences?
(a) The doctor is proud of her work, and the experiment has been successful.
(b) When they solve the ghost mystery, the town begins to like Hester.
(c) She is able to publish her article.
(d) Hester leaves Angelfield and the town immediately.

8. 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) She had a child out of wedlock who died at age three.
(d) Her father was mentally ill and commited suicide.

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

10. The name of the house and estate where Vida Winter grew up (as Adeline) was called:
(a) Angelfield.
(b) Dangerfield.
(c) Hanley Downs.
(d) Moorlands.

11. In the first interview, Margaret asks for three bits of information. What is the response to this from Vida Winter?
(a) She refuses, and threatens to find another author.
(b) She refuses to answer Margaret, saying she (Ms. Winter) will tell the story on her terms.
(c) She laughs, saying that five is a better number.
(d) She gives many examples from stories about the importance of three.

12. What is the disturbing event that take place between the two twins after Hester has left?
(a) It is implied that Charlie, their uncle, sexually abuses them.
(b) The girls become physically attracted to the same young man.
(c) Adeline attacks and harms Emmeline.
(d) Emmeline attacks and harms Adeline.

13. Why does the roof at Angelfield get worse soon after Hester leaves?
(a) Hester has ordered the repairs to stop.
(b) The repairmen opens a hole when he begins repairs. He doesn't finish the work.
(c) Adeline climbs to the roof, takes a hatchet, and makes holes.
(d) The chimney in the kitchen has a small fire.

14. What is the landscape like on the trip north to Vida Winter's house?
(a) Icy winds and snow slowed her travel; Margaret was nearly frozen when she arrived the next morning.
(b) The moors; green rolling hills, quaint villages, remote wilderness.
(c) After a drive through a scenic green countryside, Winters' lush flower gardens were a pleasant surprise.
(d) First a large city with urban sprawl, then finally to a old mansion in the countryside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?

2. What process does Margaret use to write the biography?

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

4. What physical feature on Vida Winter is distinctive?

5. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?

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