1. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?
(a) One of the heels of her shoes has come loose.
(b) She is too frightened of the ghost to move, at first.
(c) She is dizzy and has to move carefully.
(d) Ned tells her not to follow him.

2. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?
(a) Searching the lower floor for the intruder.
(b) Pacing in front of the library fireplace.
(c) Looking through his papers in the library.
(d) Staring out the front door.

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

4. Ned asks Alida a question about the ghost's "signalement" (84). What is he asking about?
(a) Its motivations.
(b) Its background.
(c) Its movements and habits.
(d) Its physical description.

5. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?
(a) The greenhouse boiler breaks.
(b) One of the housemaids quits.
(c) She and Ned climb Meldon Steep.
(d) She receives a letter from Alida Stair.