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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is sent a letter with a picture of her parents with both babies.
(c) She answers the door and sees her twin standing there.
(d) She finds her sister's birth certificate and death certificate.

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

3. What odd behavior does Isabelle's father display in the early days of Isabelle's life?
(a) He becomes convinced people are stealing from him, so he becomes suspicious and miserly.
(b) He gallops horses up and down the moors, often in the moonlight.
(c) He wanders the streets of the village at night, drunk.
(d) He refuses to come out of his room; he does not eat or sleep.

4. In the beginning of the book, who has sent Margaret a surprising letter?
(a) The manager of Vida Winter's estate.
(b) Vida Winter, an author.
(c) Margaret's twin, separated from Margaret for years.
(d) Vida Winter's daughter.

5. In what way did the bookstore help in Margaret's education?
(a) The fascinating people that entered the store taught her about the world.
(b) Margaret's mother read to her for hours as they worked in the shop.
(c) Margaret's favorite teachers came in and spent extra hours tutoring her.
(d) She first learned her alphabet because the books were in alphabetical order.

6. Margaret says of herself, "gradually, my reading became less random." What becomes the primary interest, or focus, of her reading?
(a) Legends and superstitions centered on the number thirteen.
(b) Historical fiction, especially from the thirteen century.
(c) The lives and memoirs of obscure writers.
(d) Families torn apart by war and violence.

7. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:
(a) Is shocked by the sordid details of Winter's immoral past.
(b) Begins crying with strong sadness at the first story she is told.
(c) Rises from her chair, and nearly exits the room.
(d) Becomes angry at the way Winter treats her housekeeper, Judith.

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

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

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

11. When Ms. Winter is in pain, what is the metaphor she uses to describe this pain?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A storm with brutal winds.
(d) A curtain that suffocates her.

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

13. Hester has become quite well-read on what subject?
(a) The treatment of mental illness using leeches.
(b) The geneological history of the Angelfield family.
(c) The architecture of old English houses.
(d) The relationship and behavior of twins.

14. What experiment (for research's sake) do Hester and the doctor carry out?
(a) Using bribery to entice Charlie to leave Angelfield.
(b) Shock treament for mental illness.
(c) Isolation and starvation as treatment for mental ilness.
(d) The separation of Angeline and Emmeline.

15. Where does the first meeting between Margaret Lea and Vida Winter take place?
(a) In Winter's library.
(b) On the moors, outside the house.
(c) In the hallway outside Margaret's bedroom, late at night.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hester help the Missus?

2. After several weeks into the interview process, what sound does Margaret hear late at night?

3. In the first interview, Margaret asks for three bits of information. What is the response to this from Vida Winter?

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

5. What is significant about the name of the author, Vida Winter?

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