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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holgrave offer to Phoebe?
(a) To teach her his profession.
(b) To write a book about her.
(c) To read a portion of his book to her.
(d) To take her out to dinner.

2. What is the legend about the well?
(a) That its waters have magical qualities.
(b) That Alice Pyncheon died in it.
(c) That Matthew Maule bewitched it.
(d) That a strange treasure is hidden in it.

3. What story does Hepzibah tell Phoebe?
(a) The history of the town.
(b) The story of Alice Pyncheon.
(c) The story of the Pyncheons and the Maules.
(d) The history of Judge Pyncheon.

4. What does the Judge reveal to Hepzibah during his visit following Phoebe's departure?
(a) He has secretly gone bankrupt.
(b) He had arranged Clifford’s release from prison.
(c) He is really a Maule.
(d) He is terminally ill.

5. What is Holgrave’s occupation?
(a) A harpsichord tuner.
(b) A real estate broker.
(c) A daguerreotypist.
(d) A hypnotist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back at the House, while Clifford and Hepzibah are leaving town, what is the Judge doing?

2. Which statement best describes the Pyncheons in the years after losing their fortune?

3. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?

4. How is Gervais Pyncheon related to Colonel Pyncheon?

5. What is just outside the House?

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