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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. With whom does Hester seems to be making some positive impact?

2. What is one peculiar aspect of the twins?

3. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?

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

5. What does Aurelius Love bring to Margaret after she falls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident of the baby and perambulator.

2. Relate the circumstances surrounding Isabelle's birth.

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

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

5. Contrast the differences in Margaret's parents.

6. When Hester arrives, she summons the twins, but they do not come. How does Hester handle this behavior?

7. List a few details that are used to describe Margaret's first impression of Vida Winter's house.

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

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

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

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

In Chapter 2, Margaret Lea says, "through the written word, they (authors) can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you." In what ways did this novel arouse a reader's emotions? Give specific examples of emotions or life lessons that a reader could use from this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the Angelfield children were mean, violent and cruel. What makes a child cruel? What can be done to help an "evil" child? Write an essay that examines one of the "cruel" children of Angelfield, describing the factors that led to his or her cruelty, and what might have prevented this cruelty.

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