1. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?
(a) She cannot help being glad that the man who made her husband suffer also suffered.
(b) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.
(c) She realizes that Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(d) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.

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

3. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?
(a) It has a very unreliable water supply.
(b) It has no electrical system.
(c) It has no central heating system.
(d) It is in the official register of historic homes.

4. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?
(a) Merton.
(b) Pangbourne.
(c) Lyng.
(d) Boyne.

5. When Mary thinks back on the October visit from the mysterious man, she thinks that it "had no mark of the portentous" (86). What does this mean she felt about the visit at the time that it happened?
(a) It was an obvious breach of etiquette.
(b) It did not seem to have any significant meaning for the future.
(c) It was clearly unlucky.
(d) It did not seem as confusing at the time as it would later become.