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

2. Why is Angelfield scheduled for demolition?
(a) A small airport is to be built on the site.
(b) Kids like to play in the ruins, but the falling walls are dangerous.
(c) A golf course is to be built on the site.
(d) A hotel is to be built on the site.

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

4. Margaret says, "the hours between eight in the evening and one or two in the morning have always been my magic hours." What does she do during these hours?
(a) She has conversations with her mother and aunt which are always interesting and often humorous.
(b) She enjoys the company of her friends in small tea shops around London.
(c) She finds contentment and pride as she writes her stories.
(d) She reads through numerous books.

5. What does Aurelius Love bring to Margaret after she falls?
(a) Bandages and crutches.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A golf cart so she would not have to walk on her sore foot.
(d) A cup of tea and some cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merrily get her name?

2. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?

3. What experiment (for research's sake) do Hester and the doctor carry out?

4. What is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'

5. How does Hester help the Missus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Margaret find at the Banbury Herald? What information does she NOT find?

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

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

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

6. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

7. Describe the incident of the baby and perambulator.

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

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

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

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