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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On her first night at Vida Winter's house, Margaret looks out into the night before going to bed. What does she see?
(a) Total and complete darkness.
(b) Her reflection in the window.
(c) A faint, mysterious light moving along the moor.
(d) A night lit with bright stars.

3. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?
(a) An emerald ring that her father suspected was stolen.
(b) Two packages, which are two babies.
(c) Her father's money from a bank in London.
(d) A handsome husband.

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

5. Charlie, Isabelle's brother, is:
(a) Actually a step brother, and is older by twelve years.
(b) Her twin.
(c) Older than Isabelle, by nine years.
(d) Older than Isabelle, by only two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Angelfield scheduled for demolition?

2. What is a perambulator?

3. What item of Charles Dickens, the author, does Vida Winter discuss with Margaret?

4. The following can be said about the bookshop:

5. What does Merrily often do while she is hanging clothes or doing housework?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret learn that she was a twin? Describe what she is doing and how she makes the discovery.

2. Describe why Hester and the doctor thought it might be important to separate the twins.

3. When Hester arrives, she summons the twins, but they do not come. How does Hester handle this behavior?

4. Describe Vida Winter's reaction to Margaret 's short leave of absence.

5. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

6. List a few "odd" behaviors of the twins as they go about the countryside.

7. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

8. Who raises the twins?

9. After Isabelle leaves Angelfield for a short time, with whom did she return?

10. Describe the orientation of the Angelfield house.

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