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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. Who meets Margaret at the door of Miss Winter's house?
(a) A young child who holds a large black dog on a leash.
(b) Miss Winter, herself.
(c) Judith, the housekeeper.
(d) A cranky, impolite butler named Jansen.

2. What is the disturbing event that take place between the two twins after Hester has left?
(a) Adeline attacks and harms Emmeline.
(b) The girls become physically attracted to the same young man.
(c) Emmeline attacks and harms Adeline.
(d) It is implied that Charlie, their uncle, sexually abuses them.

3. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:
(a) Becomes angry at the way Winter treats her housekeeper, Judith.
(b) Begins crying with strong sadness at the first story she is told.
(c) Rises from her chair, and nearly exits the room.
(d) Is shocked by the sordid details of Winter's immoral past.

4. The following adjectives best describe Charlie as a child:
(a) Not-bright, sickly, kind.
(b) Neglected, violent, mean.
(c) Smart, sullen, stubborn.
(d) Athletic, handsome, mean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hester?

2. Who is in the perambulator for the dangerous ride downhill?

3. What does the chapter title, "Box of Lives" refer to?

4. What odd behavior does Isabelle's father display in the early days of Isabelle's life?

5. When the doctor comes to Angelfield, he recommends what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who raises the twins?

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

3. Describe what Margaret hears in the night soon after she arrives at the Winter house, and what she does when she hears this sound.

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

5. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

6. Describe Margaret's reaction to reading Vida Winter's books.

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

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

9. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

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

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