1. 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 miniature pear trees.
(b) They are draped with nets to keep the birds away from the fruit.
(c) They are grafted with many different kinds of pears on each tree.
(d) They are trained to grow flat against the wall.

2. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?
(a) Their own hatred for the American Midwest.
(b) Its small size.
(c) Its history.
(d) New places always seem attractive at first.

3. 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.

4. When Ned begins to read the newspaper in the library in section "II," he tries to sound casual as he asks Mary a question. What is the question?
(a) He asks if Mary remembers seeing the ghost in October.
(b) He asks if the mysterious stranger has come back to the house at any point.
(c) He asks if she ever wonders exactly how he made the money they used to buy the house.
(d) He asks if she knows how long "afterward" it is when people realize they have seen the ghost.

5. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
(b) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.
(c) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(d) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.