The Ambitious Guest Reading Quiz The imaginary conversation of the family and their guest seated around the fire fascinates readers who know the actual fate of these people. See whether or not you read the story carefully - identify each person by his or her wish or dream.

1. "I was wishing we had a good farm in Bartlett, or Bethlehem, or Littleton...I should want to stand well with my neighbors...and go to general court for a term or two."

2. " I want...all of us, and the stranger too...to go and take a drink out of the basin of the Flume."

3. "I want one of you...when your mother is dressed and in the coffin...to hold a looking-glass over my face."

4. "I cannot die until I have achieved my destiny. Then let death come! I shall have built my monument."

5. "It is better to sit here by the fire and be comfortable and contented, though nobody thinks about us."

6. In the conclusion of the story, what does the author tell you about the ambitious guest?