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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Holgrave writing?
(a) A novel about the house.
(b) A book about daguerreotypes.
(c) His autobiography.
(d) A history of the Pyncheons.

2. What eventually drives Alice to her death?
(a) Maule’s unrelenting domination of her.
(b) Her broken heart over losing Maule.
(c) Her obsession with finding the deed.
(d) A form of madness that runs in the family.

3. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?
(a) Take the portrait.
(b) Move into the house.
(c) Hire Holgrave.
(d) Talk to Clifford.

4. How does Maule defy tradition when he comes to the House?
(a) He asks to be fed while he is there.
(b) He arrives without an invitation.
(c) He kisses Mrs. Pyncheon on the cheek.
(d) He insists on entering through the front door.

5. What is just outside the House?
(a) A duck pond.
(b) A streetlamp.
(c) An old elm tree.
(d) A sign advertising the shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Gervais’ desk during the meeting with Maule?

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

3. What was Matthew Maule accused of?

4. What does Clifford claim he saw in the well?

5. What story does the Judge tell Phoebe?

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