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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
(a) It is one of their workmen.
(b) It is the ghost.
(c) It is their cousin Hugo.
(d) It is a friend of Timmle's.

2. What have Mary's new neighbors told her about the ghost?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That she will not know when she sees it.
(c) That it can only be seen at night.
(d) That it is often absent for long stretches of time.

3. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?
(a) Ned cheated Bob Elwell in order to make more money from it.
(b) Ned committed a crime in order to make the deal.
(c) Ned's actions caused the mine to go bankrupt.
(d) It was not nearly as lucrative a deal as Ned pretended.

4. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The library.
(d) The front parlor.

5. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?
(a) It frightens the ghosts away.
(b) It makes people wonder about your sanity.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) It is bad manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?

2. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?

3. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?

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

5. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?

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