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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(b) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(c) The sun is behind the man.
(d) Her eyesight is not very good.

2. What detail does the narrator relate as evidence of how much Ned and Mary have yearned for a life like the one they have in England?
(a) They made an agreement with one another that they would do "anything" it took to make their dream come true.
(b) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.
(c) They were discussing a move to England even before they got married.
(d) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.

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

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

5. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?
(a) The greenhouse boiler breaks.
(b) She receives a letter from Alida Stair.
(c) One of the housemaids quits.
(d) She and Ned climb Meldon Steep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?

3. When Ned begins to read the newspaper in the library in section "II," he tries to sound casual as he asks Mary a question. What is the question?

4. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

5. In Mary's mind, what is the only possible source of information about what has happened to Ned?

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