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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 does Mary conclude she needs to do in order to see the ghost?
(a) Make a habit of speaking out loud to the ghost.
(b) Stop actively looking for it.
(c) Get to know the house better.
(d) Find out whose ghost it is supposed to be.

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

3. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?
(a) Merton.
(b) Lyng.
(c) Pangbourne.
(d) Boyne.

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

5. When Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(b) Parvis.
(c) Alida Stair.
(d) Bob Elwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?

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

3. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?

4. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?

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

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