This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Merrily and the Perambulator and Dr. and Mrs. Maudsley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?
(a) She prides herself on her honesty, despite her painful past.
(b) She finds it fun to make every reporter cry.
(c) She has never told the truth about her life.
(d) She will never speak for more than thirty minutes.

2. The following is said about Vida Winter's appearance:
(a) She wears expensive, colorful rings but is otherwise clothed in black.
(b) She wears sunglasses, a bright pink scarf and white gloves.
(c) She wears expensive rings and a jeweled tiara.
(d) She wears sunglasses, white makeup, red lipstick.

3. Who meets Margaret at the door of Miss Winter's house?
(a) Judith, the housekeeper.
(b) A young child who holds a large black dog on a leash.
(c) A cranky, impolite butler named Jansen.
(d) Miss Winter, herself.

4. What kind of writing of Margaret's has been published?
(a) Non-fiction accounts of collectors, especially book and watch collectors.
(b) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.
(c) Essays about royalty in the thirteenth century.
(d) Essays about the lives of authors.

5. What does Merrily often do while she is hanging clothes or doing housework?
(a) Tells ghost stories that frighten the twins.
(b) Asks the Angelfield twins to babysit.
(c) Chats with Isabelle Angelfield.
(d) Sets her baby outside in her yard.