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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 Mary searches Ned's desk, to whom does she find he has been writing?
(a) Alida Stair.
(b) Parvis.
(c) The Waukesha Sentinel.
(d) Bob Elwell.

2. What explanation does Ned give Mary at the time of the mysterious visit in October?
(a) It was a tourist who had heard stories about their ghost.
(b) He refuses to talk about the incident.
(c) It was the boyfriend of Trimmle, the parlor maid.
(d) It was Peters, the man working on their stable drains.

3. On page 84, the reader learns about the "prodigious windfall" that Ned and Mary experienced. Where did this "prodigious windfall" come from?
(a) The death of their cousin Hugo.
(b) The Blue Star Mine.
(c) Ned's engineering job.
(d) The Waukesha Sentinel.

4. What did Mary and Ned discover about their roof?
(a) It has one more chimney than they have fireplaces inside.
(b) It appears to be a different color over the library.
(c) It has a hidden walkway.
(d) There is a recently replaced section.

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

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. When does Mary first realize that Ned is missing?

3. In section "V," who comes to visit Mary?

4. Why does the narrator say that Ned and Mary are "two romantic Americans" (83)?

5. To what do Mary and Ned attribute the great beauty they see in England?

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