1. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?
(a) The ability to perceive emotion with sharp accuracy.
(b) Bluntness or dulling of emotion.
(c) Exaggerated emotion that is difficult to control.
(d) Quickly changing emotions.

2. In Mary's mind, what is the only possible source of information about what has happened to Ned?
(a) Parvis.
(b) Ned's papers.
(c) Trimmle.
(d) Lyng.

3. 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 the mysterious stranger has come back to the house at any point.
(b) He asks if she ever wonders exactly how he made the money they used to buy the house.
(c) He asks if she knows how long "afterward" it is when people realize they have seen the ghost.
(d) He asks if Mary remembers seeing the ghost in October.

4. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?
(a) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(b) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
(c) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(d) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."

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 Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(c) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(d) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.