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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 "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?
(a) That it is like a kindly older person that keeps secrets for the good of others.
(b) That it seems to be laughing at her, somehow, almost mockingly.
(c) That is is like an evil creature squatting in the landcape.
(d) That it seems to be trying to communicate something urgent to her.

2. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?
(a) It can assume a physical form.
(b) No one knows they have seen it until quite a while after they actually see it.
(c) It can take different forms depending on who is living in the house.
(d) It can come and go--it is not "bound" to the house itself.

3. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?
(a) Edwardian.
(b) Regency.
(c) Georgian.
(d) Tudor.

4. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) The house.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ned.
(d) Ned's father.

5. As Mary thinks back over the events of October, she sees a figure coming toward the house again. Who is it?
(a) The boiler repairman.
(b) The ghost.
(c) Ned.
(d) The letter carrier, delivering their mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?

2. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?

3. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

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

5. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?

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