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

2. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?
(a) A sensation of chills or prickling down one's back.
(b) A teasing remark.
(c) A frightening story.
(d) The feeling of "butterflies" in one's stomach.

3. For how many years did Ned and Mary live in the American Midwest while Ned worked as an engineer?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 34.

4. 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?
(a) They made an agreement with one another that they would do "anything" it took to make their dream come true.
(b) They had a map of England pinned over their kitchen table at their old house in America.
(c) They had already pre-planned every detail of how they would spend their days.
(d) They were discussing a move to England even before they got married.

5. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?
(a) Kent.
(b) Devon.
(c) Dorsetshire.
(d) Shropshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?

2. When section "III" opens, Mary is spending the morning working outdoors. She goes into the area where the "espaliered" pear trees are (89). What kind of pear trees are these?

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

4. Who is the author of "Afterward"?

5. Mary thinks about the "latent" significance of a piece of information on page 83. What kind of meaning does this information have?

(see the answer key)

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