1. What does the narrator say the items being perused by the visitors "almost made" the house?
(a) Magnificent.
(b) Famous.
(c) Haunted.
(d) Spoiled.

2. What does John say he might have tasted with every sauce?
(a) May's friendship.
(b) His hate.
(c) The intimate community.
(d) May's love.

3. Finish this sentence: "You mean you feel how my obsession--poor old thing--may correspond to some possible ______."
(a) Reality.
(b) Occurrence.
(c) Travesty.
(d) Tragedy.

4. What does John say an outlook geared towards talking about his secret with May would cause him to have?
(a) A hunchback.
(b) A sore throat.
(c) A headache.
(d) An ear ache.

5. What does John say he has never been for a moment in his life in Chapter 2?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Settled.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May suggest what the narrator describes as "perhaps but the expectation--or at any rate the sense of danger, familiar to so many people?"

2. How many years does May say it has been since her first meeting with the narrator?

3. Complete this sentence: "God knows I don't want anything. It's only a question of the __________ that haunts me."

4. What does John say was the reason he was at the house in Chapter 1?

5. What does John say May's whole attitude was in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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