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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Afterward".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. While she is thinking it over in the library, where does Mary finally decide the blame lies for Ned's distracted, anxious mood?
(a) With herself.
(b) With Ned.
(c) With the house and its ghost.
(d) With Ned's business affairs.
2. When Mary thinks back on the October visit from the mysterious man, she thinks that it "had no mark of the portentous" (86). What does this mean she felt about the visit at the time that it happened?
(a) It did not seem to have any significant meaning for the future.
(b) It was an obvious breach of etiquette.
(c) It did not seem as confusing at the time as it would later become.
(d) It was clearly unlucky.
3. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?
(a) Merton.
(b) Lyng.
(c) Pangbourne.
(d) Boyne.
4. 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 seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(b) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."
(c) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(d) Meaning that was always there but takes time to emerge.
5. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?
(a) Looking through his papers in the library.
(b) Searching the lower floor for the intruder.
(c) Pacing in front of the library fireplace.
(d) Staring out the front door.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Mary and Ned's house located?
2. Why is Mary unsure what Ned has or has not already told her about Beb Elwell?
3. After Mary thinks more about the house and its ghost, what does she begin to wonder?
4. When Ned speeds off to talk with the mysterious visitor on that day in October, why does it take Mary so long to follow?
5. What is Ned's joking theory about why the ghost is so hard to see?
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