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

2. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) The house.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ned's father.
(d) Ned.

3. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(c) Bob Elwell.
(d) Parvis.

4. When they are all laughing about the idea of a ghost, what does it mean that Mary "noted a certain flatness of tone in Alida's answering hilarity" (83)?
(a) Mary recognizes that Alida is probably jealous of their good fortune and is trying to hide it.
(b) Mary suspects that Alida feels embarrassed because she is lying about the ghost.
(c) Mary has only just realized that Alida is using this discussion as an opportunity to make fun of Mary and Ned.
(d) Alida is laughing along, but Mary suspects that for some reason Alida does not find the subject as funny as everyone else does.

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