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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Ned's business affairs.
(b) With the house and its ghost.
(c) With Ned.
(d) With herself.

2. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?
(a) The library.
(b) The front parlor.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The dining room.

3. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?
(a) Her visitor recognizes him from her description.
(b) Her visitor sees the ghost and knows that it is Elwell.
(c) She sees a picture of Elwell.
(d) She reads a letter that Elwell wrote.

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

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

6. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(b) He looks cornered and guilty.
(c) He rushes to her side to comfort her.
(d) He quietly tells her to sit back down.

7. 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 his book is not going very well.
(b) She thinks that he has seen the ghost.
(c) She thinks that he misses having a regular job to go to.
(d) She thinks that he regrets moving to England.

8. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?
(a) It has too much competition from other "ghostly" things.
(b) It will not see you without an appointment.
(c) The house is deliberately keeping them from seeing its ghost.
(d) It is shy.

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

10. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?
(a) Their own hatred for the American Midwest.
(b) Its history.
(c) New places always seem attractive at first.
(d) Its small size.

11. When Ned begins to read the newspaper in the library in section "II," he tries to sound casual as he asks Mary a question. What is the question?
(a) He asks if she knows how long "afterward" it is when people realize they have seen the ghost.
(b) He asks if Mary remembers seeing the ghost in October.
(c) He asks if she ever wonders exactly how he made the money they used to buy the house.
(d) He asks if the mysterious stranger has come back to the house at any point.

12. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?
(a) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.
(b) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
(c) When she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.
(d) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.

13. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
(a) It is one of their workmen.
(b) It is the ghost.
(c) It is their cousin Hugo.
(d) It is a friend of Timmle's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?

2. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?

3. When they are all laughing about the idea of a ghost, what does it mean that Mary "noted a certain flatness of tone in Alida's answering hilarity" (83)?

4. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?

5. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?

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