1. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(b) He rushes to her side to comfort her.
(c) He quietly tells her to sit back down.
(d) He looks cornered and guilty.

2. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He was not very tall.
(b) He walked with a limp.
(c) He had an unusual hat.
(d) He wore foreign clothing.

3. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?
(a) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.
(b) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.
(c) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
(d) When she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.

4. 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 Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(c) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.
(d) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.

5. 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 had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.
(b) They were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(c) They made an agreement with one another that they would do "anything" it took to make their dream come true.
(d) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.