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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. After several days of suspicious quiet, who enters Charlie's room to investigate?

2. As a child, whose name did Margaret write often in the phonetic alphabet?

3. On Margaret's birthday, she goes :

4. Hester is troubled about a boy in the garden. Why?

5. In Aurelius' "inheritance," there is a page from what book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Missus neglect to tell Charlie about Isabelle's death?

2. Hester thinks she has seen strange things in the mirror. How does she try to explain this?

3. Why had Margaret's parents not told her about being a twin?

4. What news brings Aurelius much joy?

5. What lie does Adeline concoct about Charlie's whereabouts?

6. Describe how Vida Winter became Adeline.

7. Explain the relationship between Ambrose Proctor and the twins.

8. Karen shows a picture of her father to Margaret. What is he holding?

9. After the strange discovery of human remains at Angelfield, why does Margaret go to see Mr. Lomax?

10. What lie does Ambrose Proctor tell the doctor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In their first interview, Vida Winter says to Margaret, " I can't stand politeness.... people with ambition don't give a damn about what people think of them." Many people would argue that politeness is a virtue, but Vida Winters thinks otherwise. Do you agree or disagree that politeness is virtue? Is it or is it not an admirable character trait? Discuss how Winter's lack of politeness affected her ability to relate to others, and whether if affects her appeal to readers.

Essay Topic 2

"All children mythologize their birth." What does this quote by Vida Winter mean? How is this true for you or for others you have known? What myths were the characters in the story perpetuating and why?

Essay Topic 3

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 .

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