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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Afterward".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?
(a) 4.
(b) 34.
(c) 24.
(d) 14.
2. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
(b) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(c) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(d) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.
3. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?
(a) When she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.
(b) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.
(c) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
(d) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.
4. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He quietly tells her to sit back down.
(b) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(c) He looks cornered and guilty.
(d) He rushes to her side to comfort her.
5. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?
(a) She asks whether it was a good idea to move into this particular house.
(b) She asks whether he is having an affair.
(c) She asks whether he has given up trying to see the ghost.
(d) She asks him what secret he is keeping from her.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
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?
3. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
4. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
5. What does Ned say, on page 83, must be true for him to believe a house is old?
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