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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 Margaret's opinion about Vida Winter's writing?

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

3. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?

4. On her first night at Vida Winter's house, Margaret looks out into the night before going to bed. What does she see?

5. The following is said about Vida Winter's appearance:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Vida Winter's reaction to Margaret 's short leave of absence.

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

3. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

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

5. Give three adjectives that describe Hester.

6. Describe the orientation of the Angelfield house.

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

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

9. Who raises the twins?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Dicken's Study, Vida Winter says she creates in order to fill a deep void within. Discuss Vida Winter as a creative person. Do you agree that her troubled past might have made her a better storyteller and novelist? What were her particular demons? What makes her likable as a character? Unlikeable?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in this book struggle with depression. Identify the afflicted characters and discuss the behaviors of those characters which lead readers to imply that the depression is real. What factors for these characters might have led to this illness?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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