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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 does the atmosphere of the House influence Phoebe?
(a) It amplifies her generally depressive nature.
(b) It makes her sadder by the day.
(c) It darkens her usually sunny disposition.
(d) It triggers her desire to escape.

2. What is Uncle Venner always talking about?
(a) His ill health.
(b) His long-lost nephew.
(c) Alice’s ghost.
(d) Retiring to his farm.

3. What seems to occur with every generation of Pyncheons?
(a) A sensible, level-headed one is born.
(b) They suffer an unexpected financial loss.
(c) There is a fire in the House.
(d) The patriarch dies of a mysterious death.

4. What is on the roof of the House?
(a) A sun deck.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) A bed of posies.
(d) A vegetable garden.

5. Hepzibah is whose sister?
(a) The convicted murderer’s.
(b) The Judge’s.
(c) Uncle Venner’s.
(d) Matthew Maule’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement best describes Hepzibah’s appearance?

2. Who arrives for a surprise visit at the House at the beginning of the novel?

3. What role does Phoebe take at the House?

4. What is unusual about the harpsichord at the House?

5. What does Phoebe do for Hepzibah her first morning at the House?

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