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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Matthew Maule die?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was drowned.
(c) He caught smallpox.
(d) He was hanged.

2. What does Phoebe do for Hepzibah her first morning at the House?
(a) She makes her breakfast.
(b) She does Hepzibah's laundry.
(c) She pays Hepzibah's mortgage.
(d) She paints Hepzibah's portrait.

3. Which of the following best describes Phoebe?
(a) Rustic and pretty.
(b) Fashionable and arrogant.
(c) Disciplined and religious.
(d) Mannered and aristocratic.

4. Holgrave tells Phoebe which story?
(a) The story of the Judge’s rise to prominence.
(b) The story of Clifford’s conviction for murder.
(c) The story of his life before he became a daguerreotypist.
(d) The story of Matthew Maule and Colonel Pyncheon.

5. Why is Holgrave at the house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) He wants to buy something.
(b) He rents a room there.
(c) He is making a delivery.
(d) Hepzibah has hired him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?

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

3. Who is later convicted of murdering the owner of the House?

4. How does the atmosphere of the House influence Phoebe?

5. What does Holgrave consider oppressive?

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