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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It frightens the ghosts away.
(c) It is bad manners.
(d) It makes people wonder about your sanity.

4. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(b) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
(c) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(d) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?

2. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?

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

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

5. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?

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