1. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?
(a) Trimmle.
(b) Alida Stair.
(c) Mary Boyne.
(d) Ned Boyne.

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

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 were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(c) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.
(d) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.

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

5. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?
(a) He refuses to talk about the incident.
(b) It was Peters, the man working on their stable drains.
(c) It was a tourist who had heard stories about their ghost.
(d) It was the boyfriend of Trimmle, the parlor maid.