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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the story’s opening, how many members of the Pyncheon family are left living?
(a) 37.
(b) 4.
(c) 300.
(d) 1.

2. Who comes to the shop window after Phoebe has visited the garden the first time?
(a) The fish dealer.
(b) The bill collector.
(c) A line of customers.
(d) The Judge.

3. What kind of clothes is Clifford wearing when readers first meet him?
(a) Pale and worn out.
(b) Sharp and stylish.
(c) Colorful and elaborate.
(d) Dark and somber.

4. What is just outside the House?
(a) A duck pond.
(b) An old elm tree.
(c) A sign advertising the shop.
(d) A streetlamp.

5. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?
(a) Planting new seeds in the garden.
(b) Digging through boxes in the attic.
(c) Preparing an elaborate meal.
(d) Packing to move away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which statement best describes how the relationship between Hepzibah and Phoebe unfolds?

3. Who is Uncle Venner?

4. What did Holgrave show Phoebe?

5. How does Hepzibah feel towards the Judge at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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