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

2. What peculiar record does Margaret find in an almanac about Charlie Angelfield?
(a) His death was recent, only two years before she met Ms. Winter.
(b) He died on the night that the twins were born, making WInter's story untrue.
(c) He was declared legally dead.
(d) He wrote a newspaper article about the hauntings of ghosts at Angelfield.

3. What is significant about the name of the author, Vida Winter?
(a) The former owner of the bookstore was named Jacob Winter.
(b) "Vida" comes from the same root word as "vitality," meaning life.
(c) It is the same name as her father's relative.
(d) It is clearly a pen name, and her real name is a mystery.

4. What process does Margaret use to write the biography?
(a) She has brought along a small portable typewriter; this works fine as her room is not close to others.
(b) She uses a small tape recorder; with this aid she can get nearly every conversation written down.
(c) She writes only key words in the interview, then immediately after elaborates with pencil and paper.
(d) She records every word of the interview, then goes back later to eliminate what is not important.

5. Where does Margaret begin her research to verify the three parts of Ms. Winter's story?
(a) At Angelfield.
(b) At home, in her own bookshop.
(c) In the Governmental Records Building.
(d) In London, at the National Library.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the twins grow, what disturbing pattern emerges regarding them in the village and surrounding houses?

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

3. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?

4. What does Aurelius Love bring to Margaret after she falls?

5. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the orientation of the Angelfield house.

3. Describe the bookstore. Who were its main customers, and how was most of its income made?

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

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

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

7. Who raises the twins?

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

9. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

10. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

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