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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 she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.
(b) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.
(c) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
(d) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.

2. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?
(a) Ned is having an affair.
(b) Ned is angry at her.
(c) Ned is probably ill.
(d) Ned is keeping a secret from her.

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 seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(b) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(c) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
(d) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."

4. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?
(a) A newspaper clipping.
(b) A letter from Parvis.
(c) A photograph.
(d) An anonymous note.

5. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?
(a) She and Ned climb Meldon Steep.
(b) She receives a letter from Alida Stair.
(c) The greenhouse boiler breaks.
(d) One of the housemaids quits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?

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. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?

4. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?

5. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?

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