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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 laughing at her, somehow, almost mockingly.
(c) That it is like a kindly older person that keeps secrets for the good of others.
(d) That it seems to be trying to communicate something urgent to her.

2. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?
(a) Her husband is a criminal.
(b) Her husband is being sued.
(c) Bob Elwell is dead.
(d) All of their money is gone.

3. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?
(a) A hidden staircase.
(b) A letter addressed to a previous occupant of the house.
(c) A book on the house's history.
(d) A mysterious portrait.

4. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ned.
(c) The house.
(d) Ned's father.

5. 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?
(a) They made an agreement with one another that they would do "anything" it took to make their dream come true.
(b) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.
(c) They were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(d) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?

2. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?

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

4. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?

5. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?

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