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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 tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
(a) He relaxes and tells her it is nothing to worry about.
(b) He gets angry at her and asks whether she trusts him.
(c) He looks guilty and immediately leaves the room.
(d) He snatches the mail from her and throws it into the fire.

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

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

4. In the opening of the story, what is Mary waiting for?
(a) She is waiting for the lamps to be brought in.
(b) She is waiting for the mail to be brought in.
(c) She is waiting for dinner to be announced.
(d) She is waiting for Ned to arrive.

5. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?
(a) Bob Elwell's widow.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Alida.
(d) Parvis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?

3. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?

4. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?

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

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