1. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?
(a) It makes people wonder about your sanity.
(b) It frightens the ghosts away.
(c) It is bad manners.
(d) It is dangerous.

2. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?
(a) He thinks that living in a "haunted" house will add to his reputation as a writer.
(b) He is looking for an excuse to back out of buying the house.
(c) He is trying to frighten Mary.
(d) He is joking about how old the house is.

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

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 stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(b) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(c) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
(d) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.

5. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
(a) It is the ghost.
(b) It is their cousin Hugo.
(c) It is a friend of Timmle's.
(d) It is one of their workmen.