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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 did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) There is a recently replaced section.
(b) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.
(c) It appears to be a different color over the library.
(d) It has a hidden walkway.

2. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?
(a) Bob Elwell's widow.
(b) Parvis.
(c) Alida.
(d) Hugo.

3. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?
(a) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(b) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
(c) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(d) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."

4. 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.

5. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
(a) Because they tell Alida a far-fetched story about their previous home.
(b) Because they are not being practical about their search for a house.
(c) Because they are clearly deeply in love.
(d) Because neither one has any common sense.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Mary thinks back on the October visit from the mysterious man, she thinks that it "had no mark of the portentous" (86). What does this mean she felt about the visit at the time that it happened?

4. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

5. Why are Ned and Mary so interested in living in an isolated location?

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