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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Holgrave at the house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Hepzibah has hired him.
(b) He wants to buy something.
(c) He rents a room there.
(d) He is making a delivery.

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

3. What role does Phoebe take at the House?
(a) She becomes a caretaker to Hepzibah and Clifford.
(b) She becomes the mediator between Hepzibah and Clifford.
(c) She becomes a tour guide for guests to the house.
(d) She becomes increasingly reclusive and hides in the attic.

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

5. How does Hepzibah react to the Judge being at the House?
(a) She warns him not to trust Phoebe.
(b) She barrs him from entering the house.
(c) She welcomes him with open arms.
(d) She pleads with him for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?

2. What does Holgrave try to do at the beginning of the novel?

3. Where does Phoebe go when she leaves the House?

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

5. What does Hepzibah beg Phoebe to do when someone comes to the shop window?

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