1. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
(a) It is the ghost.
(b) It is a friend of Timmle's.
(c) It is one of their workmen.
(d) It is their cousin Hugo.

2. 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) Mary suspects that Alida feels embarrassed because she is lying about the ghost.
(c) Mary recognizes that Alida is probably jealous of their good fortune and is trying to hide it.
(d) Alida is laughing along, but Mary suspects that for some reason Alida does not find the subject as funny as everyone else does.

3. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?
(a) Exaggerated emotion that is difficult to control.
(b) Bluntness or dulling of emotion.
(c) Quickly changing emotions.
(d) The ability to perceive emotion with sharp accuracy.

4. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) Ned's engineering job.
(b) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(c) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(d) The Blue Star Mine.

5. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?
(a) Ned is angry at her.
(b) Ned is having an affair.
(c) Ned is keeping a secret from her.
(d) Ned is probably ill.