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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what startles Margaret in the ruins of the Angelfield house on her first day of exploration?
(a) The sound of a violin.
(b) Herself, in a mirror.
(c) A woman in white; Margaret calls to her, but the woman does not turn.
(d) The flapping wings of birds.

2. Charlie, Isabelle's brother, is:
(a) Her twin.
(b) Actually a step brother, and is older by twelve years.
(c) Older than Isabelle, by nine years.
(d) Older than Isabelle, by only two years.

3. What does Hester typically do after cleaning a room in Angelfield?
(a) Invite the twins to see the difference.
(b) Take down all of the pictures.
(c) Lock the room.
(d) Spray a perfume with the fragrance of lavendar.

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

5. When Ms. Winter is in pain, what is the metaphor she uses to describe this pain?
(a) A storm with brutal winds.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A curtain that suffocates her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?

2. What experiment (for research's sake) do Hester and the doctor carry out?

3. Is the report of the Angelfield fire confirmed by the Banbury Herald newspaper?

4. What causes Margaret to run out of Angelfield on her first visit there?

5. What does Margaret do when she hears a mysterious sound late at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Hester believe she is seeing a ghost?

2. List a few specific details about Vida Winter's appearance on Margaret's first meeting.

3. What happens to Mrs. Maudsley when she arrives at Angelfield to check on the twins?

4. Describe Judith, the housekeeper.

5. Describe why Hester and the doctor thought it might be important to separate the twins.

6. List several details of Angelfield when Mrs. Maudsley first enters.

7. Relate a few ways that the bookstore contributed to Margaret's education.

8. Who raises the twins?

9. Describe the incident of the baby and perambulator.

10. What happens when Margaret arrives at Vida Winter's house for the first time?

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