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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?
(a) She thinks that he has seen the ghost.
(b) She thinks that he regrets moving to England.
(c) She thinks that he misses having a regular job to go to.
(d) She thinks that his book is not going very well.

3. As Mary thinks back over the events of October, she sees a figure coming toward the house again. Who is it?
(a) Ned.
(b) The boiler repairman.
(c) The ghost.
(d) The letter carrier, delivering their mail.

4. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?
(a) She decides that he has finally left her.
(b) She decides that he must have walked the visitor back to the train station.
(c) She decides that he must have gone for his afternoon walk a little early.
(d) She decides that he must have gone into town to run an errand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

2. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?

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

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

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