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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?
(a) The front parlor.
(b) The library.
(c) The dining room.
(d) Her bedroom.

2. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(b) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(c) Ned's engineering job.
(d) The Blue Star Mine.

3. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?
(a) She asks him what secret he is keeping from her.
(b) She asks whether it was a good idea to move into this particular house.
(c) She asks whether he is having an affair.
(d) She asks whether he has given up trying to see the ghost.

4. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?
(a) Devon.
(b) Shropshire.
(c) Kent.
(d) Dorsetshire.

5. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
(a) He gets angry at her and asks whether she trusts him.
(b) He looks guilty and immediately leaves the room.
(c) He relaxes and tells her it is nothing to worry about.
(d) He snatches the mail from her and throws it into the fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?

5. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?

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