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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 34.

2. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?
(a) The house is deliberately keeping them from seeing its ghost.
(b) It has too much competition from other "ghostly" things.
(c) It will not see you without an appointment.
(d) It is shy.

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

4. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?
(a) Bob Elwell.
(b) The ghost.
(c) The boiler repairman.
(d) A tourist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?

2. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?

3. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?

4. Why are Ned and Mary so interested in living in an isolated location?

5. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?

(see the answer key)

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