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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 does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?
(a) Her husband is being sued.
(b) Her husband is a criminal.
(c) Bob Elwell is dead.
(d) All of their money is gone.

2. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?
(a) Ned is angry at her.
(b) Ned is probably ill.
(c) Ned is having an affair.
(d) Ned is keeping a secret from her.

3. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?
(a) Because the Bob Elwell story is very similar to another incident in their past.
(b) Because ever since they moved into the house, her memory is getting weaker.
(c) Because she does not pay much attention when he talks about work.
(d) Because Ned has a habit of lying about what he has or has not told her.

4. 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 seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(d) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?

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

3. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

4. Why does Mary ask the mysterious young man whether he has an appointment with Ned?

5. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?

(see the answer key)

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