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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. To whom will Margaret give the long biographical document about Ms. Winters?

2. After years of neglect, what happens to Angelfield while the twins are still living there?

3. Who set the fire at Angelfield?

4. Who is Aurelius' half-sister?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes care of the unnamed child?

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

3. What lie does Ambrose Proctor tell the doctor?

4. Explain what Hester finds strange about Emmeline's use of pronouns.

5. Describe Aurelius's inheritance.

6. What lie does Adeline concoct about Charlie's whereabouts?

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

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

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

10. Who is the unnamed child's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margaret watched two people die, yet most modern Americans no longer witness the deaths of loved ones. Is this healthy or unhealthy? Is there something valuable in watching the painful but natural cycle of death? How was this therapeutic for Margaret? In what way did Margaret grow as a person through the deaths she witnessed? Use your text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Aurelius is a character who is never content knowing he was abandoned by his own parent and adopted by a stranger. How does this affect the choices he makes? How does this affect his personality? Write about Aurelius as a character, paying particular attention to his desperate need for belonging.

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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