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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. The weather on the night that Ms. Winters died was:

2. What is in the envelope that Margaret reads while looking down the hill to Angelfield?

3. What does Margaret keep of Ms. Winter belongings?

4. Why doesn't the doctor come as soon as Emmeline has died?

5. Who does Margaret see in the garden when she wanders there in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Vida Winter became Adeline.

2. Describe the odd conveyor belt that Ms. Winter discusses with Margaret.

3. What news brings Aurelius much joy?

4. Describe the meeting between Aurelius and Emmeline.

5. Who is the unnamed child's father?

6. Who does Margaret meet unexpectedly on the moors, and why?

7. What makes John-the-dig decide he needs to check on Charlie?

8. After finding Charlie, where does Adeline immediately go, and what does she do?

9. In what state is Charlie's room when John-the-dig breaks down the door?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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