1. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?
(a) She is dizzy and has to move carefully.
(b) She is too frightened of the ghost to move, at first.
(c) One of the heels of her shoes has come loose.
(d) Ned tells her not to follow him.

2. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
(a) He relaxes and tells her it is nothing to worry about.
(b) He looks guilty and immediately leaves the room.
(c) He snatches the mail from her and throws it into the fire.
(d) He gets angry at her and asks whether she trusts him.

3. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) Parvis.
(c) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(d) Bob Elwell.

4. When they are all laughing about the idea of a ghost, what does it mean that Mary "noted a certain flatness of tone in Alida's answering hilarity" (83)?
(a) Mary has only just realized that Alida is using this discussion as an opportunity to make fun of Mary and Ned.
(b) Alida is laughing along, but Mary suspects that for some reason Alida does not find the subject as funny as everyone else does.
(c) Mary suspects that Alida feels embarrassed because she is lying about the ghost.
(d) Mary recognizes that Alida is probably jealous of their good fortune and is trying to hide it.

5. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(b) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.
(c) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.
(d) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.