2. Who recites a long and confusing passage in the play?
(a) A nobleman.
(b) A boy dressed as Robin Hood.
(c) An old crone.
(d) A man posing as Shakespeare.

3. What does Miss La Trobe see on the faces of the audience?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Apparent boredom.
(c) Neutral expressions.
(d) Frowning expressions.

4. How is Mrs. Manresa described?
(a) As a forgetful nuisance.
(b) As an old dear.
(c) As an overdressed windbag.
(d) As a timid and polite lady.

5. What do Mrs. Swithin and Mr. Oliver wonder about in regards to the event?
(a) How many people will attend.
(b) How the weather will be.
(c) Whether the food will be prepared in time.
(d) Whether the band will show up.

6. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?
(a) The people invited to the event.
(b) The weather.
(c) Isa's son, George.
(d) Isa's plans for the menu.

7. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?
(a) A noblewoman.
(b) A child.
(c) Mr. Oliver's wife.
(d) A prince.

8. Who says that she, too, must have her ghosts?
(a) Isa.
(b) Mrs. Swithin.
(c) Mrs. Sands.
(d) Mrs. Manresa.

9. What is the name of Mr. Oliver's dog?
(a) Jamshid.
(b) Rostam.
(c) Sohrab.
(d) Pashang.

10. Who does Isa mock lines from the pageant with?
(a) Mrs. Manresa.
(b) Giles.
(c) Mrs. Swithin.
(d) William.

11. Who does Giles focus most of his anger on after arriving at Pointz Hall?
(a) Mrs. Manresa.
(b) Mr. Oliver.
(c) Isa.
(d) Mrs. Swithin.

12. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?
(a) That there is an event being held in the evening.
(b) Her husband's name.
(c) The way to the drawing room.
(d) Who the people in the portraits are.

13. What kind of birds are flying in the barn?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Swallows.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Owls.

14. Who is the first player to appear in the play?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) A young boy.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) A young girl.

15. What have Mr. Haines, his wife, and Mr. Oliver gathered to discuss at the beginning of the book?
(a) A well.
(b) A road.
(c) A cesspool.
(d) A barn.