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

2. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) It has a hidden walkway.
(b) There is a recently replaced section.
(c) It appears to be a different color over the library.
(d) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.

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

5. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?
(a) 34.
(b) 24.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?

2. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?

3. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?

4. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?

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

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