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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the first meeting between Margaret Lea and Vida Winter take place?

3. After several weeks into the interview process, what sound does Margaret hear late at night?

4. The name of the house and estate where Vida Winter grew up (as Adeline) was called:

5. A woman in white used what to hurt a visitor to the Angelfield house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

2. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

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

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

5. Give two details of the scenery Margaret describes on her way to meet Vida Winter.

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

7. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

8. Describe the incident of the baby and perambulator.

9. What makes Hester believe she is seeing a ghost?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How believable are the "ghost sightings"? List at least four of the sightings and give the explanation for each. Should they have been included in this novel at all?

Essay Topic 2

Should we be our "brother's keeper?" In other words, when we see neighbors in need, what should our response be? If the townspeople had rallied sooner to intervene in the neglect of the children and the mental illness Isabelle, might tragedy have been averted? Discuss this idea in terms of the book, using citations from the book to prove your point.

Essay Topic 3

"All children mythologize their birth." What does this quote by Vida Winter mean? How is this true for you or for others you have known? What myths were the characters in the story perpetuating and why?

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