The Thirteenth Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Diane Setterfield
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The Thirteenth Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Diane Setterfield
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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) Headaches.
(d) A burning sensation on her scars, left over from a fire.

2. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?
(a) She will never speak for more than thirty minutes.
(b) She has never told the truth about her life.
(c) She prides herself on her honesty, despite her painful past.
(d) She finds it fun to make every reporter cry.

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

4. What does Hester typically do after cleaning a room in Angelfield?
(a) Lock the room.
(b) Invite the twins to see the difference.
(c) Spray a perfume with the fragrance of lavendar.
(d) Take down all of the pictures.

5. Who is Hester?
(a) A neighbor who becomes the twin's friend.
(b) Charlie's new wife.
(c) The children's new governess.
(d) The deacon's wife, sent to help the twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tragic about the birth of Isabelle, the twins' mother?

2. Who or what startles Margaret in the ruins of the Angelfield house on her first day of exploration?

3. 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?

4. Where does Hester's lengthy conversation about the twins take place?

5. When Vida Winter cries out a name, Margaret realizes that she and Winter have something in common. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

2. Give three adjectives that describe Hester.

3. Who raises the twins?

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

5. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

6. List several details of Angelfield when Mrs. Maudsley first enters.

7. At one point in their first conversation, Margaret is uncomfortable and gets up to leave. What words of Vida Winter bring her back?

8. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

9. Contrast the difference in the way George Angelfield treats his two children.

10. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

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