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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clifford say when he and Hepzibah try to go to church?
(a) “They won’t accept us.”
(b) “We are ghosts.”
(c) "I no longer believe.”
(d) “My prayers are worthless.”

2. What is unusual about the harpsichord at the House?
(a) Colonel Pyncheon died while playing it.
(b) It is said to occasionally play itself.
(c) It is the first one ever built.
(d) It originally belonged to a famous composer.

3. What does Phoebe name the rooster?
(a) D'artagnan.
(b) Chanticleer.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Hercules.

4. What does the Judge attempt to do when he first meets Phoebe?
(a) Convince her to leave.
(b) Avoid her.
(c) Carry her shopping bags.
(d) Kiss her.

5. What becomes of the cousin of the convicted murderer?
(a) He becomes a preacher.
(b) He becomes a judge.
(c) He becomes a detective.
(d) He becomes an architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the residents of the House begin to spend more time after Phoebe settles in?

2. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?

3. What does Hepzibah decide about her surprise guest at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Hepzibah do after she opens the shop for the day at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?

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