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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 Mary's mind, what is the only possible source of information about what has happened to Ned?
(a) Parvis.
(b) Trimmle.
(c) Lyng.
(d) Ned's papers.

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

3. What have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?
(a) That it can only be seen at night.
(b) That it is often absent for long stretches of time.
(c) That she will not know when she sees it.
(d) Nothing.

4. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
(a) A teasing remark.
(b) The feeling of "butterflies" in one's stomach.
(c) A frightening story.
(d) A sensation of chills or prickling down one's back.

5. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?
(a) It has too much competition from other "ghostly" things.
(b) The house is deliberately keeping them from seeing its ghost.
(c) It is shy.
(d) It will not see you without an appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?

2. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?

3. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?

4. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?

5. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?

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