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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Judge repeatedly try to prevent Phoebe from doing?
(a) Misjudge him.
(b) Call Hepzibah.
(c) Insist he stay for lunch.
(d) Leave the shop.

2. Who is Uncle Venner?
(a) Hepzibah’s uncle.
(b) A kindly neighbor.
(c) The Pyncheon’s lawyer.
(d) Holgrave’s employer.

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

4. What does young Matthew Maule do for a living?
(a) He owns a shipping company.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a gardener.
(d) He is a carpenter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phoebe’s presence influence Clifford?

2. Who is Gervais Pyncheon?

3. Who passes by the shop but does not enter at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Phoebe hear coming from the empty parts of the House?

5. How does Hepzibah feel after her first day running the shop?

(see the answer key)

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