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

2. When Ned begins to read the newspaper in the library in section "II," he tries to sound casual as he asks Mary a question. What is the question?
(a) He asks if she knows how long "afterward" it is when people realize they have seen the ghost.
(b) He asks if Mary remembers seeing the ghost in October.
(c) He asks if she ever wonders exactly how he made the money they used to buy the house.
(d) He asks if the mysterious stranger has come back to the house at any point.

3. What does Mary learn from the contents of the envelope?
(a) Bob Elwell is dead.
(b) Her husband is a criminal.
(c) Her husband is being sued.
(d) All of their money is gone.

4. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
(a) A sensation of chills or prickling down one's back.
(b) The feeling of "butterflies" in one's stomach.
(c) A teasing remark.
(d) A frightening story.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mary conclude she needs to do in order to see the ghost?

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

4. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?

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

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