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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the Judge come to the house after Phoebe has left?
(a) To see Holgrave.
(b) To talk to Clifford.
(c) To offer Hepzibah more money.
(d) To seize ownership of the house.

3. What did Maule’s father do?
(a) He sued the Pyncheon’s for return of their land.
(b) He built the house.
(c) He managed the Pyncheon’s finances.
(d) He cursed the Pyncheon family.

4. How does Hepzibah feel after her first day running the shop?
(a) Much worse.
(b) Much better.
(c) About the same.
(d) A little bit better.

5. What does Holgrave decide to experiment with?
(a) To see if the old seeds from the Colonel’s time will sprout.
(b) To measure the depth of the well.
(c) To determine the true age of the Colonel’s portrait.
(d) To see if he can photograph Alice Pyncheon’s ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gervais believe the builder must have known?

2. Who comes to the shop window after Phoebe has visited the garden the first time?

3. What does Clifford eventually do his first evening at the House?

4. What does Holgrave reveal about himself to Phoebe?

5. What is on the roof of the House?

(see the answer key)

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