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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?
(a) A letter addressed to a previous occupant of the house.
(b) A hidden staircase.
(c) A mysterious portrait.
(d) A book on the house's history.

3. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(b) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(c) Her eyesight is not very good.
(d) The sun is behind the man.

4. When the young man appears behind Mary, who does she at first assume that he is?
(a) The ghost.
(b) A tourist.
(c) Bob Elwell.
(d) The boiler repairman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For the past week, what has Mary been assuming is the cause for Ned's need to be alone and his odd mood?

2. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?

3. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?

4. 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)?

5. What detail does the narrator relate as evidence of how much Ned and Mary have yearned for a life like the one they have in England?

(see the answer key)

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