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

2. How is Clifford related to Hepzibah?
(a) He is her son.
(b) He is her husband.
(c) He is her brother.
(d) He is her cousin.

3. What story does Hepzibah tell Phoebe?
(a) The history of the town.
(b) The story of Alice Pyncheon.
(c) The story of the Pyncheons and the Maules.
(d) The history of Judge Pyncheon.

4. What does Ned Higgins want to buy?
(a) A pound of meat.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Flour.
(d) Cookies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened the day the Pyncheons moved into the House?

2. What did the Pyncheons lose that cost them a vast fortune?

3. What recent addition has been made to the House?

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

5. What is Hepzibah waiting for at the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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