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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 does Holgrave predict that people will stop doing?
(a) Painting portraits.
(b) Building houses.
(c) Riding horses.
(d) Working for a living.

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

3. What does Gervais believe the builder must have known?
(a) The secret at the bottom of the well.
(b) The existence of a secret passage in the house.
(c) The location of the lost deed.
(d) The truth about old Matthew Maule.

4. What is the Judge doing when Hepzibah finds him after his meeting with Clifford?
(a) Sitting motionless in a chair.
(b) Digging a hole in the garden.
(c) Searching through Clifford’s papers.
(d) Cooking a meal in the kitchen.

5. What does Holgrave reveal about himself to Phoebe?
(a) That he had the powers of hypnotism.
(b) That he is Hepzibah’s long-lost son.
(c) That he is going on a trip to Europe.
(d) That he knows where the deed is hidden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Phoebe take at the House?

2. What might have prevented the Pyncheons from losing their fortune?

3. What eventually drives Alice to her death?

4. Which of the following best describes Phoebe?

5. Who did some construction work on the house the day the Colonel died?

(see the answer key)

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