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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?
2. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?
3. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?
4. Who is the author of "Afterward"?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens with the mysterious visitor on the day that Ned disappears?
2. Describe the emotional condition that Mary is in in section "IV" of the story.
3. After she finds out that he has gone out with the mysterious man and not yet returned, why is Mary immediately alarmed?
4. In the narrative present at the beginning of the story, where is Mary and what is she doing?
5. What is the name of Ned's book, and what is the thematic significance of this title?
6. What do the Boynes tell Alida Stair about why Lyng's drawbacks are not problems from their point of view?
7. What does Alida Stair tell the Boynes about Lyng?
8. What is Mary doing on the morning that Ned disappears?
9. What draws the Boynes to England?
10. How has Ned's mood changed on the morning after he and Mary first discussed the Blue Star lawsuit, and what does Mary believe changed his mood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the purpose of the story's structure. Why does it begin with the moment that it begins with? How are flashbacks used, and why? What periods of time are narrated in detail, and which are compressed, and why? Offer textual evidence for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about "Afterward" as an example of American Realism. Offer textual evidence for your arguments and be sure to cite outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
What is the meaning of the expression a "hothouse flower"? Look up this term and then write an essay that explores the meaning of the way Mary spends her time on the day of Ned's disappearance. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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