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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 was always there but takes time to emerge.
(b) Meaning that reveals a hidden aspect of the speaker.
(c) Meaning that seems positive at first but later reveals a negative side.
(d) Meaning that stays with a person and is hard to "shake."

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

3. Who is the author of "Afterward"?
(a) Shirley Jackson.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Henry James.
(d) O. Henry.

4. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?
(a) The man is deliberately keeping himself in the shadows.
(b) The sun is behind the man.
(c) Her eyesight is not very good.
(d) Ned quickly moves to block her view.

5. As Mary thinks back over the events of October, she sees a figure coming toward the house again. Who is it?
(a) Ned.
(b) The boiler repairman.
(c) The ghost.
(d) The letter carrier, delivering their mail.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. When Mary discards her first two ideas about what is bothering Ned, she comes to a conclusion that upsets her. What is it?

5. What does Mary learn about the Blue Star Mine deal from her visitor in section "V"?

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