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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(c) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.
(d) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.

3. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?
(a) She realizes that Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(b) She cannot help being glad that the man who made her husband suffer also suffered.
(c) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.
(d) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.

4. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
(a) He snatches the mail from her and throws it into the fire.
(b) He relaxes and tells her it is nothing to worry about.
(c) He looks guilty and immediately leaves the room.
(d) He gets angry at her and asks whether she trusts him.

5. Why does Mary ask the mysterious young man whether he has an appointment with Ned?
(a) She instinctively mistrusts the young man.
(b) She is actually not sure that she knows where Ned is at the moment.
(c) She is trying to protect Ned's writing time.
(d) Ned has specifically asked her to turn away visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

2. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?

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

4. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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