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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?
(a) With herself.
(b) With Ned.
(c) With Ned's business affairs.
(d) With the house and its ghost.

2. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) The house.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ned's father.
(d) Ned.

3. What have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?
(a) That she will not know when she sees it.
(b) That it is often absent for long stretches of time.
(c) Nothing.
(d) That it can only be seen at night.

4. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?
(a) When the boiler repairman asks to speak with him.
(b) When Trimmle comes in to ask her whether she has seen Ned.
(c) When she tries to find him to tell him that lunch is ready.
(d) When the stranger reappears and asks for him again.

5. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?
(a) She thinks that he misses having a regular job to go to.
(b) She thinks that he has seen the ghost.
(c) She thinks that he regrets moving to England.
(d) She thinks that his book is not going very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned say, on page 83, must be true for him to believe a house is old?

2. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

3. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?

4. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?

5. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?

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