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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Afterward".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?
(a) She asks whether he has given up trying to see the ghost.
(b) She asks whether he is having an affair.
(c) She asks him what secret he is keeping from her.
(d) She asks whether it was a good idea to move into this particular house.

2. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?
(a) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.
(b) She realizes that Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(c) She cannot help being glad that the man who made her husband suffer also suffered.
(d) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.

3. When Mary thinks back on the October visit from the mysterious man, she thinks that it "had no mark of the portentous" (86). What does this mean she felt about the visit at the time that it happened?
(a) It did not seem to have any significant meaning for the future.
(b) It was an obvious breach of etiquette.
(c) It did not seem as confusing at the time as it would later become.
(d) It was clearly unlucky.

4. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(b) Her eyesight is not very good.
(c) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(d) The sun is behind the man.

5. What does Ned say, on page 83, must be true for him to believe a house is old?
(a) It must be "bought out of an exhibition."
(b) It must be "practical."
(c) It must be "thoroughly uncomfortable."
(d) It must be "a registered home."

Short Answer Questions

1. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?

2. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?

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

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

5. When section "III" opens, Mary is spending the morning working outdoors. She goes into the area where the "espaliered" pear trees are (89). What kind of pear trees are these?

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