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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?
(a) Murdering his uncle.
(b) Robbing the local bank.
(c) Blasphemy against the church.
(d) Forging legal documents.

2. How is Phoebe changing by the time she gains more free time?
(a) She is being overcome with gloom.
(b) She is becoming more mature.
(c) She is losing patience more quickly.
(d) She is becoming more impulsive.

3. What is Holgrave writing?
(a) His autobiography.
(b) A novel about the house.
(c) A book about daguerreotypes.
(d) A history of the Pyncheons.

4. 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 had the powers of hypnotism.
(d) That he is Hepzibah’s long-lost son.

5. What did Maule’s father do?
(a) He built the house.
(b) He cursed the Pyncheon family.
(c) He managed the Pyncheon’s finances.
(d) He sued the Pyncheon’s for return of their land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Judge come to the house after Phoebe has left?

2. What does Phoebe find in the garden?

3. What does Gervais believe the builder must have known?

4. How is Gervais Pyncheon related to Colonel Pyncheon?

5. How does Phoebe’s presence influence Clifford?

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