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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) Find out whose ghost it is supposed to be.
(b) Stop actively looking for it.
(c) Get to know the house better.
(d) Make a habit of speaking out loud to the ghost.
2. 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."
3. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?
(a) New places always seem attractive at first.
(b) Its history.
(c) Their own hatred for the American Midwest.
(d) Its small size.
4. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?
(a) Working in his office.
(b) Taking a walk.
(c) Finishing his lunch.
(d) In town on an errand.
5. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?
(a) She reads a letter that Elwell wrote.
(b) She sees a picture of Elwell.
(c) Her visitor sees the ghost and knows that it is Elwell.
(d) Her visitor recognizes him from her description.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?
2. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?
3. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?
4. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?
5. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?
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