1. What was the sisters' relationship at the end of the school year? How did it change during the first week of summer vacation at the farm?

2. What is Tory's first impression of Rennie? Why does he call her Tory?

Does her opinion of him change during the first week of the visit?

3. Who sees the ghost of the little boy first? Who sees it more often? Are the cousins afraid of it? Why? What does each of the cousins feel toward the ghost?

4. Recount the story of the ghost as told by Gram. Why did Grandpa and the hired man bury the bones in the cemetery and not tell Gram?

5. Of what importance is the scene with old Mr. Effingham? Why did the girls pretend to like the candy? Why did Mr. Effingham continue buying the same candy when he couldn't eat it?

6. How...