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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 was always there but takes time to emerge.
(b) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(c) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(d) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."

4. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
(a) Whether she might actually already know the identity of the ghost.
(b) Whether Ned has seen the ghost and this is the cause of his strange mood.
(c) Whether it is possible that Alida lied to them about the ghost.
(d) Whether her household servants have ever seen the ghost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?

2. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

3. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?

4. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?

5. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

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