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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(d) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.

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

3. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.
(b) It has a hidden walkway.
(c) There is a recently replaced section.
(d) It appears to be a different color over the library.

4. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?
(a) With the house and its ghost.
(b) With herself.
(c) With Ned's business affairs.
(d) With Ned.

5. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?
(a) Staring out the front door.
(b) Searching the lower floor for the intruder.
(c) Pacing in front of the library fireplace.
(d) Looking through his papers in the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?

2. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?

3. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?

4. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

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

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