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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
(b) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(c) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.
(d) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.

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

3. 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 sun is behind the man.
(d) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.

4. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) Mary Boyne.
(c) Trimmle.
(d) Ned Boyne.

5. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?
(a) Bluntness or dulling of emotion.
(b) The ability to perceive emotion with sharp accuracy.
(c) Exaggerated emotion that is difficult to control.
(d) Quickly changing emotions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?

3. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?

4. What does Mary conclude she needs to do in order to see the ghost?

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

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