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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In section "II," what question does Mary repeatedly ask Ned that evening in the library?
(a) She asks whether he has given up trying to see the ghost.
(b) She asks him what secret he is keeping from her.
(c) She asks whether he is having an affair.
(d) She asks whether it was a good idea to move into this particular house.

2. When Ned is still gone by the time Mary finishes lunch, where does she decide he must be?
(a) She decides that he has finally left her.
(b) She decides that he must have walked the visitor back to the train station.
(c) She decides that he must have gone for his afternoon walk a little early.
(d) She decides that he must have gone into town to run an errand.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mary have a hard time seeing the details of the man's appearance on that day in October?

3. What is the only descriptive detail that the maid is able to give Mary about the stranger's appearance?

4. Why does Mary believe that people should not talk about seeing ghosts?

5. What is the name of Mary and Ned's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of Ned's book, and what is the thematic significance of this title?

2. Why does Parvis come to see Mary near the end of the story?

3. On the day of his disappearance, what is so frustrating for Mary about her conversation with her staff about where Ned is?

4. In the narrative present at the beginning of the story, where is Mary and what is she doing?

5. What does Ned tell Mary about the Blue Star lawsuit?

6. What happens with the mysterious visitor on the day that Ned disappears?

7. Describe the emotional condition that Mary is in in section "IV" of the story.

8. In the beginning of section "IV," how much time has elapsed since Ned's disappearance, and what has been happening in that time?

9. What does Alida Stair tell the Boynes about Lyng?

10. After she finds out that he has gone out with the mysterious man and not yet returned, why is Mary immediately alarmed?

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