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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) The sun is behind the man.
(b) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(c) Her eyesight is not very good.
(d) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.

2. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He had an unusual hat.
(b) He wore foreign clothing.
(c) He walked with a limp.
(d) He was not very tall.

3. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He looks cornered and guilty.
(b) He quietly tells her to sit back down.
(c) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(d) He rushes to her side to comfort her.

4. 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?
(a) They are grafted with many different kinds of pears on each tree.
(b) They are miniature pear trees.
(c) They are draped with nets to keep the birds away from the fruit.
(d) They are trained to grow flat against the wall.

5. What does Ned say, on page 83, must be true for him to believe a house is old?
(a) It must be "thoroughly uncomfortable."
(b) It must be "bought out of an exhibition."
(c) It must be "practical."
(d) It must be "a registered home."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?

2. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?

3. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?

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

5. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?

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