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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement best describes how the relationship between Hepzibah and Phoebe unfolds?
(a) They hit it off immediately.
(b) They quietly resent one another.
(c) They slowly develop a bond.
(d) They never quite trust each other.

2. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?
(a) Forging legal documents.
(b) Murdering his uncle.
(c) Blasphemy against the church.
(d) Robbing the local bank.

3. How is Clifford related to Hepzibah?
(a) He is her son.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her husband.
(d) He is her brother.

4. Who arrives for a surprise visit at the House at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Alice Pyncheon.
(b) Hepzibah’s son.
(c) Matthew Maule.
(d) Cousin Phoebe.

5. What does Phoebe take charge of upon arriving at the House?
(a) Tending the garden.
(b) Handling Hepzibah’s finances.
(c) Running the shop.
(d) Maintaining the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who originally owned the land the House stands on?

2. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?

3. At the story’s opening, how many members of the Pyncheon family are left living?

4. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?

5. Who does the Judge first mistake Phoebe for?

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