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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. Who is Mr. Lomax?

2. How does Hester help the Missus?

3. Hester 's and the doctor's actions result in what consequences?

4. What is tragic about the birth of Isabelle, the twins' mother?

5. Who or what startles Margaret in the ruins of the Angelfield house on her first day of exploration?

Short Essay Questions

1. List a few specific details about Vida Winter's appearance on Margaret's first meeting.

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

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

4. Who raises the twins?

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

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

7. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

8. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

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

10. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what time period does this novel take place? Find and identify the many clues that indicate the time period. Do this for both plot stories: Margaret as she interviews Vida Winter and the story of Vida Winter as a child. Use page numbers and specific references to prove your point.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the repercussions of the bad parenting for the Angelfield children. George doted on Isabelle but ignored Charlie. The bad parenting continued in the next generation, as Isabelle, too, neglected her children. Write about the bad parenting exhibited at Angelfield, and the effects this had on the many affected characters.

Essay Topic 3

Margaret watched two people die, yet most modern Americans no longer witness the deaths of loved ones. Is this healthy or unhealthy? Is there something valuable in watching the painful but natural cycle of death? How was this therapeutic for Margaret? In what way did Margaret grow as a person through the deaths she witnessed? Use your text for support.

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