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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 does Mary find in the envelope addressed to her?
(a) An anonymous note.
(b) A newspaper clipping.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A letter from Parvis.

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

3. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?
(a) Because they are clearly deeply in love.
(b) Because they are not being practical about their search for a house.
(c) Because they tell Alida a far-fetched story about their previous home.
(d) Because neither one has any common sense.

4. 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 the house and its ghost.
(b) With Ned's business affairs.
(c) With Ned.
(d) With herself.

5. When the story opens, in which room of her house is Mary waiting?
(a) The library.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The front parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned begins to read the newspaper in the library in section "II," he tries to sound casual as he asks Mary a question. What is the question?

2. When Mary finally catches up with Ned on that October day, what is he doing?

3. What causes Mary to finally be certain that the ghost was Bob Elwell?

4. Why are Ned and Mary so interested in living in an isolated location?

5. What does Ned's motive seem to be when he first brings up the subject of whether the house has a ghost?

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