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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Dickens's Study, The Almanacs, In the Archives of the Banbury Herald, Ruins, The Friendly Giant, and Graves,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children do that make John-the-Dig and Missus sad?
(a) They cut each other's hair, destroying their beautiful appearance.
(b) They destroy an entire apple tree right as it bloomed.
(c) They bully younger children.
(d) They destroy years of work in John-the-Digs's topiary garden.

2. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?
(a) Zero. She has only told the truth about herself.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

3. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?
(a) She decides to try one of the "dark spells" she has read about earlier in the day.
(b) She takes a rare book from the shop and begins to read it.
(c) She reads everything she can about twins.
(d) She wakes up her mother and makes her talk about her twin.

4. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:
(a) Begins crying with strong sadness at the first story she is told.
(b) Is shocked by the sordid details of Winter's immoral past.
(c) Rises from her chair, and nearly exits the room.
(d) Becomes angry at the way Winter treats her housekeeper, Judith.

5. Margaret says of herself, "gradually, my reading became less random." What becomes the primary interest, or focus, of her reading?
(a) Historical fiction, especially from the thirteen century.
(b) Legends and superstitions centered on the number thirteen.
(c) The lives and memoirs of obscure writers.
(d) Families torn apart by war and violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Winter returns to the telling of her story, she talks of the village men asking for Dr. Maudsley's help with the twins. How does the doctor first attempt to solve the problem?

2. Describe the abrupt change in the way Isabelle's father treats her.

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

4. The following adjectives best describe Charlie as a child:

5. What is the phrase from the letter Margaret has received that keeps running through Margaret's mind?

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