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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. When she learns the truth about being a twin, Margaret feels:
(a) Enlightened. She now understands her lifelong feeling of loneliness.
(b) Angry. She is furious that her parents had not told her the truth previously.
(c) Curious. She wants to learn more, and becomes intent on researching missing information.
(d) Elated. She is happy that she has a sister and is eager to meet her.

2. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?
(a) Zero. She has only told the truth about herself.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Three.

3. What does John -the-Dig do at Angelfield?
(a) He is the gardener, as his ancestors also had been.
(b) He is the only person on the estate that can handle horses.
(c) He is actually the great uncle of the twins.
(d) He is the manager and book-keeper of the estate.

4. What kind of writing of Margaret's has been published?
(a) Non-fiction accounts of collectors, especially book and watch collectors.
(b) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.
(c) Essays about royalty in the thirteenth century.
(d) Essays about the lives of authors.

5. What is one peculiar aspect of the twins?
(a) The tear out their own hair.
(b) They are identical except for their hair color.
(c) They speak in their own language.
(d) One laughs constantly; the other cries constantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merrily get her name?

2. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?

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

4. What is the proof Margaret sees to prove she was a twin?

5. Who is Mr. Lomax?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the orientation of the Angelfield house.

6. Give three adjectives that describe Hester.

7. Relate a few ways that the bookstore contributed to Margaret's education.

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

9. Who raises the twins?

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

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