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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. What pain does Margaret occasionally feel, especially at night?
(a) A pain in her side.
(b) Cramps in her hand, from writing so much.
(c) A burning sensation on her scars, left over from a fire.
(d) Headaches.

2. What is the phrase from the letter Margaret has received that keeps running through Margaret's mind?
(a) "I need to find myself."
(b) "You alone can help me."
(c) "Authors are liars."
(d) "Tell me the truth."

3. Who or what startles Margaret in the ruins of the Angelfield house on her first day of exploration?
(a) Herself, in a mirror.
(b) The sound of a violin.
(c) A woman in white; Margaret calls to her, but the woman does not turn.
(d) The flapping wings of birds.

4. Where, and with whom, will Margaret eat her meals?
(a) With Winter and her extended family in the large and noisy kitchen.
(b) Alone, in her bedroom.
(c) Sometimes alone and sometimes in the kitchen with the children.
(d) Always in the large dining room with Winter.

5. What is one overwhelming first impression of Vida Winter's house?
(a) An odd odor that reminds Margaret of a funeral home.
(b) The fragrance of lilacs.
(c) It is entirely silent.
(d) The laughter of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hester think she has seen a ghost?

2. The following can be said about the bookshop:

3. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?

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

5. Vida Winter says she starts one book as soon as she finishes another because she is afraid to confront which person who keeps trying to get her attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the contents of the letter which Margaret receives.

2. List a few details that are used to describe Margaret's first impression of Vida Winter's house.

3. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

4. Describe the orientation of the Angelfield house.

5. How are the twins becoming different from each other under Hester's guidance?

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

7. When Margaret writes a card about Hester, what conclusion does she come to, and how does she act on this?

8. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

9. Describe the circumstances of the first meeting between Margaret and Aurelius.

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

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