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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
(a) A sensation of chills or prickling down one's back.
(b) A frightening story.
(c) The feeling of "butterflies" in one's stomach.
(d) A teasing remark.

2. 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.

3. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?
(a) It is shy.
(b) The house is deliberately keeping them from seeing its ghost.
(c) It has too much competition from other "ghostly" things.
(d) It will not see you without an appointment.

4. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?
(a) She decides that he has finally left her.
(b) She decides that he must have gone into town to run an errand.
(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.

5. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?
(a) He is trying to frighten Mary.
(b) He is looking for an excuse to back out of buying the house.
(c) He is joking about how old the house is.
(d) He thinks that living in a "haunted" house will add to his reputation as a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?

2. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?

3. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?

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

5. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?

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