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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 is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?
(a) He was not very tall.
(b) He had an unusual hat.
(c) He wore foreign clothing.
(d) He walked with a limp.

2. 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)?
(a) Mary has only just realized that Alida is using this discussion as an opportunity to make fun of Mary and Ned.
(b) Mary recognizes that Alida is probably jealous of their good fortune and is trying to hide it.
(c) Alida is laughing along, but Mary suspects that for some reason Alida does not find the subject as funny as everyone else does.
(d) Mary suspects that Alida feels embarrassed because she is lying about the ghost.

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

4. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?
(a) She sees a picture of Elwell.
(b) Her visitor sees the ghost and knows that it is Elwell.
(c) She reads a letter that Elwell wrote.
(d) Her visitor recognizes him from her description.

5. When Mary, startled by the envelope's contents, cries out and rises to her feet, how does Ned react?
(a) He looks cornered and guilty.
(b) He rushes to her side to comfort her.
(c) He laughs loudly and tells her to stop being dramatic.
(d) He quietly tells her to sit back down.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what period is Ned and Mary's new home?

2. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?

3. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?

4. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?

5. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?

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