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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Afterward".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?
(a) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(b) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(c) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(d) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.

2. Why does Mary ask the mysterious young man whether he has an appointment with Ned?
(a) Ned has specifically asked her to turn away visitors.
(b) She is actually not sure that she knows where Ned is at the moment.
(c) She is trying to protect Ned's writing time.
(d) She instinctively mistrusts the young man.

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

4. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?
(a) 4.
(b) 24.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

5. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?
(a) With herself.
(b) With Ned.
(c) With the house and its ghost.
(d) With Ned's business affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?

2. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?

3. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?

4. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?

5. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?

(see the answer key)

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