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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maule tell Gervais?
(a) That Pyncheon could keep his house.
(b) The deed has been destroyed.
(c) The house is haunted.
(d) His grandfather is really guilty.

2. What does Clifford claim he saw in the well?
(a) His own face turned twisted and evil.
(b) A dark face staring back.
(c) A sealed box under the water.
(d) A ghostly image of the life he lost.

3. How does Clifford act when he appears again after his meeting with the Judge?
(a) Old and weak.
(b) Frightened and shaking.
(c) Angry and resentful.
(d) Excited and energized.

4. Who is Gervais Pyncheon?
(a) An outcast from the Pyncheon family.
(b) Clifford’s great uncle.
(c) A distant relation of the original Pyncheons.
(d) A previous master of the house.

5. What does Holgrave reveal about himself to Phoebe?
(a) That he knows where the deed is hidden.
(b) That he is going on a trip to Europe.
(c) That he is Hepzibah’s long-lost son.
(d) That he had the powers of hypnotism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement best describes Hepzibah’s appearance?

2. How is Gervais Pyncheon related to Colonel Pyncheon?

3. What does the Judge attempt to do when he first meets Phoebe?

4. What initial impression does Phoebe have of the Judge?

5. What does Phoebe find in the garden?

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