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

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

2. When they are all laughing about the idea of a ghost, what does it mean that Mary "noted a certain flatness of tone in Alida's answering hilarity" (83)?
(a) Alida is laughing along, but Mary suspects that for some reason Alida does not find the subject as funny as everyone else does.
(b) Mary has only just realized that Alida is using this discussion as an opportunity to make fun of Mary and Ned.
(c) Mary suspects that Alida feels embarrassed because she is lying about the ghost.
(d) Mary recognizes that Alida is probably jealous of their good fortune and is trying to hide it.

3. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?
(a) Exaggerated emotion that is difficult to control.
(b) Bluntness or dulling of emotion.
(c) Quickly changing emotions.
(d) The ability to perceive emotion with sharp accuracy.

4. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?
(a) Regency.
(b) Georgian.
(c) Tudor.
(d) Edwardian.

5. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?
(a) Because Ned has a habit of lying about what he has or has not told her.
(b) Because she does not pay much attention when he talks about work.
(c) Because the Bob Elwell story is very similar to another incident in their past.
(d) Because ever since they moved into the house, her memory is getting weaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary ask the mysterious young man whether he has an appointment with Ned?

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

3. 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?

4. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?

5. As Mary thinks back over the events of October, she sees a figure coming toward the house again. Who is it?

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