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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?
(a) She decides that he must have gone into town to run an errand.
(b) She decides that he has finally left her.
(c) She decides that he must have gone for his afternoon walk a little early.
(d) She decides that he must have walked the visitor back to the train station.

2. 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.

3. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He looks cornered and guilty.
(b) He rushes to her side to comfort her.
(c) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(d) He quietly tells her to sit back down.

4. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(b) Ned's engineering job.
(c) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(d) The Blue Star Mine.

5. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?
(a) Kent.
(b) Devon.
(c) Shropshire.
(d) Dorsetshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?

2. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?

3. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?

4. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?

5. Ned asks Alida a question about the ghost's "signalement" (84). What is he asking about?

(see the answer key)

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