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

2. As Mary thinks back over the events of October, she sees a figure coming toward the house again. Who is it?
(a) The boiler repairman.
(b) The ghost.
(c) The letter carrier, delivering their mail.
(d) Ned.

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

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) The Blue Star Mine.
(c) Ned's engineering job.
(d) The death of their cousin Hugo.

5. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?
(a) Ned tells her not to follow him.
(b) She is too frightened of the ghost to move, at first.
(c) One of the heels of her shoes has come loose.
(d) She is dizzy and has to move carefully.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?

2. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?

3. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?

4. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?

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

(see the answer key)

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