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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. 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 reads through numerous books.
(c) She enjoys the company of her friends in small tea shops around London.
(d) She finds contentment and pride as she writes her stories.

2. Describe the abrupt change in the way Isabelle's father treats her.
(a) He loves her at first, but after a few months begins to disdain her and hate her presence.
(b) He becomes a doting father to the baby; singing lullabyes and reading stories.
(c) He leaves suddenly, leaving her in the care of the gardener and cook.
(d) He hires extra help to make sure she is well cared for and entertained.

3. What does the chapter title, "Box of Lives" refer to?
(a) Margaret finds an old box near the ruins of the old church.
(b) Margaret keeps a 3x5 card on many people, and she keepst these cards in a box.
(c) Winter keeps many items from her past in a safe in her bedroom; she finally shows the box to Margaret.
(d) Vida Winter says she keeps "opening up the box" to reveal the secrets of her past.

4. 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?
(a) He diagnoses insanity and recommends that the twins be sent to an asylum.
(b) He, according to common practice of the time, uses leeches to try to clean their blood.
(c) He visits every day for two weeks and then gives up in failure.
(d) He sends his wife to talk to the twin's mother.

5. Hester has become quite well-read on what subject?
(a) The relationship and behavior of twins.
(b) The treatment of mental illness using leeches.
(c) The architecture of old English houses.
(d) The geneological history of the Angelfield family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merrily get her name?

2. Is the report of the Angelfield fire confirmed by the Banbury Herald newspaper?

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

4. In their first interview, Winter reveals to Margaret a painful bit of her history earlier than she wanted to.

5. What physical feature on Vida Winter is distinctive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

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

5. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

6. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

7. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

8. What happens when Margaret arrives at Vida Winter's house for the first time?

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

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

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