1. 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.

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 snatches the mail from her and throws it into the fire.
(c) He looks guilty and immediately leaves the room.
(d) He relaxes and tells her it is nothing to worry about.

3. What does Mary conclude she needs to do in order to see the ghost?
(a) Get to know the house better.
(b) Stop actively looking for it.
(c) Make a habit of speaking out loud to the ghost.
(d) Find out whose ghost it is supposed to be.

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 Blue Star Mine.
(c) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(d) The death of their cousin Hugo.

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