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

2. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?
(a) Her visitor sees the ghost and knows that it is Elwell.
(b) She sees a picture of Elwell.
(c) Her visitor recognizes him from her description.
(d) She reads a letter that Elwell wrote.

3. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?
(a) Ned tells her not to follow him.
(b) She is dizzy and has to move carefully.
(c) She is too frightened of the ghost to move, at first.
(d) One of the heels of her shoes has come loose.

4. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) The sun is behind the man.
(b) Her eyesight is not very good.
(c) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(d) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.

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