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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the first one ever built.
(d) It is said to occasionally play itself.

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

3. How does Hepzibah try to cheer Clifford up?
(a) Reading from his favorite books.
(b) Taking him on walks in the sunshine.
(c) Cooking his favorite meals
(d) Playing Alice’s harpsichord.

4. Who originally owned the land the House stands on?
(a) Matthew Maule.
(b) Holgrave.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Colonel Pyncheon.

5. What does the Judge reveal to Hepzibah during his visit following Phoebe's departure?
(a) He is really a Maule.
(b) He has secretly gone bankrupt.
(c) He is terminally ill.
(d) He had arranged Clifford’s release from prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Judge attempt to do when he first meets Phoebe?

2. What threat does the Judge make?

3. Which statement best describes the Pyncheons in the years after losing their fortune?

4. What does Holgrave suggest about the Judge?

5. With her new free time, Phoebe is spending more time with whom?

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