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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Arrival and Meeting Miss Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What process does Margaret use to write the biography?
(a) She uses a small tape recorder; with this aid she can get nearly every conversation written down.
(b) She has brought along a small portable typewriter; this works fine as her room is not close to others.
(c) She records every word of the interview, then goes back later to eliminate what is not important.
(d) She writes only key words in the interview, then immediately after elaborates with pencil and paper.

2. In literature, what are examples of the "Rule of Three" which Vida Winter cites?
(a) Fisherman's three wishes, three Billy Goats Gruff.
(b) Three of the trinity, three of Satan.
(c) Three sides of a golden triangle, three crowns on three kings.
(d) Three drunken sailors, three Christmas hens.

3. What is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'
(a) Every thirteenth page, she searches for a clue to a mystery.
(b) Because of a printing error, she keeps turning it upside down.
(c) She must wear white gloves.
(d) She doesn't want anyone to see her reading it, so she disguises it.

4. What is the landscape like on the trip north to Vida Winter's house?
(a) After a drive through a scenic green countryside, Winters' lush flower gardens were a pleasant surprise.
(b) The moors; green rolling hills, quaint villages, remote wilderness.
(c) Icy winds and snow slowed her travel; Margaret was nearly frozen when she arrived the next morning.
(d) First a large city with urban sprawl, then finally to a old mansion in the countryside.

5. What is the phrase from the letter Margaret has received that keeps running through Margaret's mind?
(a) "I need to find myself."
(b) "Tell me the truth."
(c) "You alone can help me."
(d) "Authors are liars."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?

2. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?

3. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?

4. What is the proof Margaret sees to prove she was a twin?

5. Margaret says, "the hours between eight in the evening and one or two in the morning have always been my magic hours." What does she do during these hours?

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