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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?
(a) Her husband is being sued.
(b) All of their money is gone.
(c) Her husband is a criminal.
(d) Bob Elwell is dead.

2. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?
(a) Finishing his lunch.
(b) Working in his office.
(c) In town on an errand.
(d) Taking a walk.

3. 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 wore foreign clothing.
(c) He had an unusual hat.
(d) He was not very tall.

4. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?
(a) Bob Elwell.
(b) The boiler repairman.
(c) The ghost.
(d) A tourist.

5. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.
(b) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.
(c) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(d) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?

3. In the opening of the story, what is Mary waiting for?

4. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?

5. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?

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