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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 stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(b) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(c) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
(d) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.

2. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He walked with a limp.
(b) He was not very tall.
(c) He had an unusual hat.
(d) He wore foreign clothing.

3. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(b) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(c) The Blue Star Mine.
(d) Ned's engineering job.

4. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) Mary Boyne.
(c) Ned Boyne.
(d) Trimmle.

5. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?
(a) That is is like an evil creature squatting in the landcape.
(b) That it seems to be laughing at her, somehow, almost mockingly.
(c) That it is like a kindly older person that keeps secrets for the good of others.
(d) That it seems to be trying to communicate something urgent to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?

2. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

3. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?

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

5. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?

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