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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
(a) Because they are clearly deeply in love.
(b) Because they are not being practical about their search for a house.
(c) Because neither one has any common sense.
(d) Because they tell Alida a far-fetched story about their previous home.

3. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
(a) It is a friend of Timmle's.
(b) It is the ghost.
(c) It is their cousin Hugo.
(d) It is one of their workmen.

4. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?
(a) It has no electrical system.
(b) It has no central heating system.
(c) It is in the official register of historic homes.
(d) It has a very unreliable water supply.

5. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ned's father.
(c) The house.
(d) Ned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?

2. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?

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

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

5. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?

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