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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Trimmle.
(c) Ned Boyne.
(d) Mary Boyne.

2. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?
(a) Its history.
(b) New places always seem attractive at first.
(c) Their own hatred for the American Midwest.
(d) Its small size.

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

4. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?
(a) Bob Elwell's widow.
(b) Alida.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Parvis.

5. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He walked with a limp.
(b) He was not very tall.
(c) He wore foreign clothing.
(d) He had an unusual hat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?

5. Why are Ned and Mary so interested in living in an isolated location?

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