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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who is the author of "Afterward"?
(a) Shirley Jackson.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Henry James.
(d) O. Henry.

4. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?
(a) A letter from Parvis.
(b) An anonymous note.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A newspaper clipping.

5. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(b) Bob Elwell.
(c) Parvis.
(d) Alida Stair.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?

2. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?

3. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?

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

5. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?

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