1. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) It appears to be a different color over the library.
(b) There is a recently replaced section.
(c) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.
(d) It has a hidden walkway.

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

3. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.
(b) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(c) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.
(d) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.

4. 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 did not seem as confusing at the time as it would later become.
(b) It was clearly unlucky.
(c) It did not seem to have any significant meaning for the future.
(d) It was an obvious breach of etiquette.

5. What have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That it can only be seen at night.
(c) That she will not know when she sees it.
(d) That it is often absent for long stretches of time.