1. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?
(a) Ned is staring in horror out the library window.
(b) Trimmle has been standing in the doorway, eavesdropping.
(c) Ned's face has changed and he looks completely himself again.
(d) Somehow, all of the lamps have been blown out at once.

2. What detail does the narrator relate as evidence of how much Ned and Mary have yearned for a life like the one they have in England?
(a) They made an agreement with one another that they would do "anything" it took to make their dream come true.
(b) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.
(c) They were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(d) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.

3. When section "III" opens, Mary is spending the morning working outdoors. She goes into the area where the "espaliered" pear trees are (89). What kind of pear trees are these?
(a) They are draped with nets to keep the birds away from the fruit.
(b) They are grafted with many different kinds of pears on each tree.
(c) They are miniature pear trees.
(d) They are trained to grow flat against the wall.

4. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
(a) A teasing remark.
(b) A sensation of chills or prickling down one's back.
(c) The feeling of "butterflies" in one's stomach.
(d) A frightening story.

5. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?
(a) Bob Elwell is dead.
(b) Her husband is being sued.
(c) All of their money is gone.
(d) Her husband is a criminal.