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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What happens to Phoebe while Holgrave is reading his story?
(a) She becomes suddenly ill.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She becomes hypnotized.
(d) She becomes very agitated.

3. Which statement best describes the initial relationship between Hepzibah and Clifford?
(a) They want nothing to do with each other.
(b) They try to make up for lost time.
(c) They attempt to bond without luck.
(d) They quietly distrust each other.

4. How is young Maule related to old Matthew Maule?
(a) He is his son.
(b) He is his cousin.
(c) He is his nephew.
(d) He is his grandson.

5. Where does Phoebe start taking Clifford?
(a) To the town square.
(b) To the waterfront.
(c) To the secret passage.
(d) To the arched window.

6. What development gives Phoebe more free time?
(a) Holgrave’s increased help.
(b) The closure of the shop.
(c) Clifford’s emotional recovery.
(d) The death of Uncle Venner.

7. Where do the chickens spend much of their time?
(a) Following Phoebe.
(b) Around Maule’s well.
(c) Nesting in the summer house.
(d) Pecking at Clifford’s feet.

8. What does Clifford do when he sees the political rally?
(a) He decides to run for office.
(b) He shouts insults at the candidates.
(c) He turns away in disgust.
(d) He tries to jump from the window.

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

10. What does Hepzibah do while Clifford talks to the Judge?
(a) She talks with Holgrave.
(b) She writes a letter to Phoebe.
(c) She sweeps the floor in the shop.
(d) She sits and watches the street.

11. What do Uncle Venner and Holgrave work on together?
(a) Reshingling the roof.
(b) Repairing the well.
(c) Laying down a new walkway.
(d) Renovating the summer house.

12. In what way does Maule hope that Alice can help him?
(a) By helping Maule search the house.
(b) By spying on the rest of the Pyncheon family.
(c) By ending the long feud between the families.
(d) By acting as a medium to talk to the dead.

13. Who did some construction work on the house the day the Colonel died?
(a) Maule’s grandfather.
(b) Maule’s cousin.
(c) Maule’s father.
(d) Maule’s uncle.

14. What does Gervais believe the Colonel had in his possession when he died?
(a) A letter to future generations.
(b) The original plans for the house.
(c) The lost deed to the land in Maine.
(d) Proof of Maule’s witchcraft.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clifford act when he appears again after his meeting with the Judge?

2. Which statement best describes the relationship between Maule and Alice?

3. What did Maule’s father do?

4. What does Phoebe tell Holgrave after he reads her his story?

5. How does Maule defy tradition when he comes to the House?

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