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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. On what day does Margaret plan to leave Vida Winter's house?

2. In what condition is Charlie when Adeline finds him?

3. In Aurelius' "inheritance," there is a page from what book?

4. What news comes from the asylum about Isabelle?

5. How does Margaret arrange a secret meeting in the secret quarters at Vida WInter's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was there for Margaret when she finally stopped her grieving after Vida Winter's death?

2. Explain the relationship between Ambrose Proctor and the twins.

3. After the strange discovery of human remains at Angelfield, why does Margaret go to see Mr. Lomax?

4. What crucial part of Vida Winter's story does Margaret figure out which answers many of the unsolved pieces of the story's puzzle?

5. Hester thinks she has seen strange things in the mirror. How does she try to explain this?

6. What is Margaret hoping to find when she looks in Winter's collection of "Jane Eyre" books?

7. Describe Aurelius's inheritance.

8. What news brings Aurelius much joy?

9. Who is the unnamed child's father?

10. What does Margaret tell Aurelius, and what does he then ask of her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The extended generations of family at Angelfield are what we would call "dysfunctional." In what ways were these characters troubled? In what way did they try to hide their problems and resist outside help? How does Setterfield use this novel to make a point about the tragedy of isolation and "hiding " family problems?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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