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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) She thinks that he misses having a regular job to go to.
(b) She thinks that his book is not going very well.
(c) She thinks that he regrets moving to England.
(d) She thinks that he has seen the ghost.

2. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?
(a) In town on an errand.
(b) Finishing his lunch.
(c) Working in his office.
(d) Taking a walk.

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

4. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) Ned's engineering job.
(b) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(c) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(d) The Blue Star Mine.

5. In Mary's mind, what is the only possible source of information about what has happened to Ned?
(a) Trimmle.
(b) Ned's papers.
(c) Lyng.
(d) Parvis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?

2. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?

3. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?

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

5. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?

(see the answer key)

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