* From what illness was Matthew Radlet dying?
* Manuel Mendoza admitted to Annabella that he changed his name when a young adult. What was his name before?
* How much did Cook ask the poor people to pay her for the scraps which would have gone into the pig bucket?
* What did Alice Piecliffe give Annabella for her seventh birthday?
* As a heavy gambler with average luck, Edmund Lagrange owed his friend, George Boston, a lot of money. What plan did he have in mind to wipe the slate clean?
* Where did Annabella go after Edmund Lagrange told her that his wife, Rosina, was not her mother?
* What was the name of the farmer at the first place Manuel and Annabella worked together?
* To her horror, Annabella was to work with her former nursemaid, Betty Watford, who was determined to make Annabella's life a misery. When eventually she snapped under the pressure, what did Annabella do?
* Where did Manuel find a job after leaving the second farm they worked at?
* What was the name of Mr Carpenter's step-son, who caused the disturbance at the wedding?
* When Manuel was arrested, he told Annabella to go to whom?
* What did Uncle James and Rosina want to do about the fact that Annabella had married Manuel?
* What sentence was given to Manuel?
* Persuaded that he needed to test Annabella's love, Manuel left her within hours of returning to the House. How long did it take Annabella to follow him?
* What was the name of the house in which Thomas Mallen was living at the start of the book?
* Anna Brigmore was able to take a good number of treasures from the house before the bailiffs came. What did Thomas Mallen do with the money made from selling them?
* Although seemingly paying court to Barbara, Donald actually proposed to Constance, and took her over the hills to the Radlet farm. What relationship was Donald to Constance?
* It could be said that Constance married Donald 'on the rebound', for her hopes had been dashed by a letter which told her that the man she expected a proposal from had become engaged to someone else. What was this man's name?
* Why was Thomas out in the bad weather when Barbara came back from the farm?
* What relationship was Donald Radlet to the newly born Barbara Farrington?