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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Afterward".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?
(a) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.
(b) When she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.
(c) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.
(d) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
2. 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?
(a) It was clearly unlucky.
(b) It did not seem as confusing at the time as it would later become.
(c) It did not seem to have any significant meaning for the future.
(d) It was an obvious breach of etiquette.
3. 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 stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(b) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(c) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(d) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
4. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?
(a) A photograph.
(b) An anonymous note.
(c) A letter from Parvis.
(d) A newspaper clipping.
5. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(b) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.
(c) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.
(d) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.
Short Answer Questions
1. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?
2. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?
3. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
4. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?
5. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?
This section contains 483 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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