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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?
(a) That is is like an evil creature squatting in the landcape.
(b) That it seems to be trying to communicate something urgent to her.
(c) That it seems to be laughing at her, somehow, almost mockingly.
(d) That it is like a kindly older person that keeps secrets for the good of others.

2. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) There is a recently replaced section.
(b) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.
(c) It appears to be a different color over the library.
(d) It has a hidden walkway.

3. What does Mary conclude she needs to do in order to see the ghost?
(a) Make a habit of speaking out loud to the ghost.
(b) Stop actively looking for it.
(c) Get to know the house better.
(d) Find out whose ghost it is supposed to be.

4. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?
(a) She realizes that Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(b) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.
(c) She cannot help being glad that the man who made her husband suffer also suffered.
(d) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.

5. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?
(a) Looking through his papers in the library.
(b) Staring out the front door.
(c) Searching the lower floor for the intruder.
(d) Pacing in front of the library fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail does the narrator relate as evidence of how much Ned and Mary have yearned for a life like the one they have in England?

2. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?

3. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?

4. When Mary thinks back on the October visit from the mysterious man, she thinks that it "had no mark of the portentous" (86). What does this mean she felt about the visit at the time that it happened?

5. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

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