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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the story refers to "Boyne," who or what is being referred to?
(a) Ned's father.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ned.
(d) The house.

2. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?
(a) Looking through his papers in the library.
(b) Pacing in front of the library fireplace.
(c) Staring out the front door.
(d) Searching the lower floor for the intruder.

3. On page 84, the narrator links isolated environments to "acuities of emotion." What are "acuities of emotion"?
(a) Quickly changing emotions.
(b) The ability to perceive emotion with sharp accuracy.
(c) Bluntness or dulling of emotion.
(d) Exaggerated emotion that is difficult to control.

4. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?
(a) Boyne.
(b) Merton.
(c) Pangbourne.
(d) Lyng.

5. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Bob Elwell's widow.
(c) Alida.
(d) Parvis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What aspect of the house does Alida mention that finally convinces Ned and Mary that it is as old as they are hoping?

4. What does Mary suddenly remember finding one day in October?

5. 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?

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