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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. The name of the house and estate where Vida Winter grew up (as Adeline) was called:

2. Whom does Hester consult for advice about the children?

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

4. What is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Hester leaves Angelfield so suddenly.

2. How does Margaret learn that she was a twin? Describe what she is doing and how she makes the discovery.

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

4. Describe what Margaret hears in the night soon after she arrives at the Winter house, and what she does when she hears this sound.

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

6. Describe Margaret's reaction to reading Vida Winter's books.

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

8. List a few "odd" behaviors of the twins as they go about the countryside.

9. Who raises the twins?

10. When Hester arrives, she summons the twins, but they do not come. How does Hester handle this behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Setterfield develop her characters? Pick one character that interests you and trace the changes this character makes. Use specific examples from the book .

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the use of word choice in the novel, especially in the author's use to create a mood. Use specific examples with accompanying page numbers to show how Setterfield uses "loaded" words for her advantage.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in this book struggle with depression. Identify the afflicted characters and discuss the behaviors of those characters which lead readers to imply that the depression is real. What factors for these characters might have led to this illness?

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