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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) Bob Elwell.
(b) Parvis.
(c) Alida Stair.
(d) The Waukesha Sentinel.

2. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
(a) Because they tell Alida a far-fetched story about their previous home.
(b) Because they are clearly deeply in love.
(c) Because they are not being practical about their search for a house.
(d) Because neither one has any common sense.

3. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Finishing his lunch.
(c) In town on an errand.
(d) Working in his office.

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

5. Why does Mary ask the mysterious young man whether he has an appointment with Ned?
(a) She is trying to protect Ned's writing time.
(b) She is actually not sure that she knows where Ned is at the moment.
(c) She instinctively mistrusts the young man.
(d) Ned has specifically asked her to turn away visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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