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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 does the chapter title, "Box of Lives" refer to?
2. When Winter returns to the telling of her story, she talks of the village men asking for Dr. Maudsley's help with the twins. How does the doctor first attempt to solve the problem?
3. As the twins grow, what disturbing pattern emerges regarding them in the village and surrounding houses?
4. After several weeks into the interview process, what sound does Margaret hear late at night?
5. Hester 's and the doctor's actions result in what consequences?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the contents of the letter which Margaret receives.
2. Describe the bookstore. Who were its main customers, and how was most of its income made?
3. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.
4. Describe why Hester and the doctor thought it might be important to separate the twins.
5. Relate a few ways that the bookstore contributed to Margaret's education.
6. Describe Vida Winter's reaction to Margaret 's short leave of absence.
7. What happens when Margaret arrives at Vida Winter's house for the first time?
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. List a few details that are used to describe Margaret's first impression of Vida Winter's house.
10. List a few "odd" behaviors of the twins as they go about the countryside.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Evaluate the use of word choice in the novel, especially in the author's use to create a mood. Use specific examples with accompanying page numbers to show how Setterfield uses "loaded" words for her advantage.
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