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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 have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?
(a) That she will not know when she sees it.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That it is often absent for long stretches of time.
(d) That it can only be seen at night.
2. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(b) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(c) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.
(d) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
3. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) The sun is behind the man.
(b) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(c) Her eyesight is not very good.
(d) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
4. Ned asks Alida a question about the ghost's "signalement" (84). What is he asking about?
(a) Its motivations.
(b) Its movements and habits.
(c) Its background.
(d) Its physical description.
5. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He was not very tall.
(b) He wore foreign clothing.
(c) He walked with a limp.
(d) He had an unusual hat.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
2. In the opening of the story, what is Mary waiting for?
3. When they are all laughing about the idea of a ghost, what does it mean that Mary "noted a certain flatness of tone in Alida's answering hilarity" (83)?
4. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?
5. When section "III" opens, Mary is spending the morning working outdoors. She goes into the area where the "espaliered" pear trees are (89). What kind of pear trees are these?
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