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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) Ned quickly moves to block her view.
(b) The sun is behind the man.
(c) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(d) Her eyesight is not very good.

2. Why is the information about Bob Elwell's slow death so significant to Mary?
(a) She realizes that the timing lines up with the sightings of the ghost.
(b) She cannot help being glad that the man who made her husband suffer also suffered.
(c) She realizes that Ned lied when he told her that everything was resolved.
(d) She is devastated about how much suffering her husband caused.

3. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?
(a) One of the housemaids quits.
(b) She and Ned climb Meldon Steep.
(c) The greenhouse boiler breaks.
(d) She receives a letter from Alida Stair.

4. 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) Parvis.
(d) Lyng.

5. Who is the author of "Afterward"?
(a) O. Henry.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Shirley Jackson.
(d) Henry James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character opens the story on page 83 by saying "Oh, there is one, of course, but you'll never know it"?

2. When Mary and Ned see the man coming toward the hosue in October, what does Mary assume?

3. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?

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?

5. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?

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