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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. According to Alida, what is unusual about the ghost at Ned and Mary's new house?
(a) It can take different forms depending on who is living in the house.
(b) No one knows they have seen it until quite a while after they actually see it.
(c) It can come and go--it is not "bound" to the house itself.
(d) It can assume a physical form.

4. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?
(a) It is bad manners.
(b) It is dangerous.
(c) It makes people wonder about your sanity.
(d) It frightens the ghosts away.

5. On that evening in the library in section "II," what does Mary see has happened when she looks up from preparing the tea?
(a) Trimmle has been standing in the doorway, eavesdropping.
(b) Ned's face has changed and he looks completely himself again.
(c) Ned is staring in horror out the library window.
(d) Somehow, all of the lamps have been blown out at once.

Short Answer Questions

1. In section "III," when Mary looks at the house from across the property, what does she feel about the house?

2. What event causes Mary to temporarily forget about the mysterious man they saw in October?

3. On page 95, Mary mentions the "fun of the frisson." What is a frisson?

4. When Mary is waiting in the library at the beginning of the story, where is Ned?

5. When Mary tells Ned what she has learned from her mail, how does Ned react?

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