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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Maule do just before his death?
(a) He hypnotized his daughter.
(b) He poisoned his well.
(c) He spat up blood.
(d) He cursed the Pyncheon family.

2. What was the symptom of this mysterious death that occurs when the Pyncheons move into the House?
(a) Hair falling out.
(b) Eyes turning white.
(c) Shriveling skin.
(d) Drooling blood.

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

4. What does Hepzibah beg Phoebe to do when someone comes to the shop window?
(a) Ignore the new guest.
(b) Avoid Holgrave.
(c) Hide in the garden.
(d) Be nothing but cheerful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Hepzibah opened the shop?

2. What is on the roof of the House?

3. What did Holgrave show Phoebe?

4. Who passes by the shop but does not enter at the beginning of the novel?

5. How did Matthew Maule die?

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