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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 Clifford begin doing after Phoebe leaves?
(a) Playing Alice’s harpsichord.
(b) Researching who really killed his uncle.
(c) Looking for the lost deed.
(d) Running for political office.

2. How does Maule defy tradition when he comes to the House?
(a) He arrives without an invitation.
(b) He asks to be fed while he is there.
(c) He insists on entering through the front door.
(d) He kisses Mrs. Pyncheon on the cheek.

3. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?
(a) Packing to move away.
(b) Preparing an elaborate meal.
(c) Planting new seeds in the garden.
(d) Digging through boxes in the attic.

4. What was Matthew Maule accused of?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Fraud.

5. Why is Holgrave so concerned about the absence of Clifford and Hepzibah when Phoebe returns?
(a) He fears something terrible might happen to them.
(b) It means that he has misjudged their character.
(c) It means he might have to move out.
(d) Clifford might be a suspect in the Judge’s death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clifford say when he and Hepzibah try to go to church?

2. Whom does the Judge remind Phoebe of?

3. Who steps off the carriage in front of the House while the townspeople are just leaving the front steps and Clifford and Hepzibah are out of town?

4. Maule offers to help Gervais in exchange for what?

5. What does the narrator reflect on about the Judge toward the end of the book?

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