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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the shop window after Phoebe has visited the garden the first time?
(a) The fish dealer.
(b) A line of customers.
(c) The bill collector.
(d) The Judge.

2. What was the symptom of this mysterious death that occurs when the Pyncheons move into the House?
(a) Shriveling skin.
(b) Eyes turning white.
(c) Hair falling out.
(d) Drooling blood.

3. Whom does Phoebe meet in the garden?
(a) Judge Pyncheon.
(b) Holgrave.
(c) Ned Higgins.
(d) Uncle Venner.

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

5. What kind of clothes is Clifford wearing when readers first meet him?
(a) Colorful and elaborate.
(b) Pale and worn out.
(c) Dark and somber.
(d) Sharp and stylish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maule do just before his death?

2. What is Clifford’s state of health?

3. How does Clifford react to Hepzibah’s welcome?

4. What was Matthew Maule accused of?

5. What has Hepzibah refused to accept?

(see the answer key)

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