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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 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 had an unusual hat.
(c) He was not very tall.
(d) He wore foreign clothing.

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

3. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
(a) Because neither one has any common sense.
(b) Because they are clearly deeply in love.
(c) Because they tell Alida a far-fetched story about their previous home.
(d) Because they are not being practical about their search for a house.

4. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) Parvis.
(c) Bob Elwell.
(d) The Waukesha Sentinel.

5. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?
(a) She thinks that he has seen the ghost.
(b) She thinks that his book is not going very well.
(c) She thinks that he regrets moving to England.
(d) She thinks that he misses having a regular job to go to.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?

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

3. Ned asks Alida a question about the ghost's "signalement" (84). What is he asking about?

4. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?

5. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

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