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

2. 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 was not very tall.
(d) He walked with a limp.

3. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?
(a) Ned's face has changed and he looks completely himself again.
(b) Somehow, all of the lamps have been blown out at once.
(c) Trimmle has been standing in the doorway, eavesdropping.
(d) Ned is staring in horror out the library window.

4. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?
(a) A letter addressed to a previous occupant of the house.
(b) A hidden staircase.
(c) A book on the house's history.
(d) A mysterious portrait.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?

2. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?

3. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?

4. In Mary's mind, what is the only possible source of information about what has happened to Ned?

5. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?

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