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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.
(b) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.
(c) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(d) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.

2. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?
(a) It was the boyfriend of Trimmle, the parlor maid.
(b) He refuses to talk about the incident.
(c) It was a tourist who had heard stories about their ghost.
(d) It was Peters, the man working on their stable drains.

3. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?
(a) It has a very unreliable water supply.
(b) It has no electrical system.
(c) It is in the official register of historic homes.
(d) It has no central heating system.

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

5. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?
(a) A hidden staircase.
(b) A book on the house's history.
(c) A mysterious portrait.
(d) A letter addressed to a previous occupant of the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?

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

4. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?

5. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?

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