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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the mood in the House after Phoebe leaves?
(a) It continues to become happier.
(b) It returns to its former gloom.
(c) It does not change very much.
(d) It becomes too unbearable to live in it.

2. Why does Clifford want to hold the roses?
(a) So he can confirm their reality.
(b) So he can feel the thorns.
(c) So he can offer them to Phoebe.
(d) So he can smell the blossom.

3. What does Holgrave consider oppressive?
(a) The uncertain future.
(b) The mood of the house.
(c) The unchanging past.
(d) The expectations of society.

4. What does Phoebe name the rooster?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Hercules.
(c) D'artagnan.
(d) Chanticleer.

5. What does Hepzibah mourn the loss of?
(a) Phoebe’s coming departure.
(b) The presence of their uncle.
(c) Her lost youth and beauty.
(d) The years Clifford’s incarceration cost them.

6. How does Phoebe’s presence influence Clifford?
(a) She relieves his depression.
(b) She deepens his sadness.
(c) She makes him feel young again.
(d) She makes him suspicious.

7. What sneaky thing does Maule do?
(a) He poisons the well.
(b) He hypnotizes Alice.
(c) He attacks Gervais.
(d) He removes the floorboards.

8. What statement best describes Hepzibah’s appearance?
(a) Her features are naturally stern and unattractive.
(b) She carefully maintains her former attractiveness.
(c) She has lost the great beauty of her youth.
(d) She is a handsome and elegant woman.

9. How does Clifford act when he appears again after his meeting with the Judge?
(a) Old and weak.
(b) Frightened and shaking.
(c) Excited and energized.
(d) Angry and resentful.

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

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

12. What does Clifford enjoy watching from the arched windows?
(a) The trains coming in and out of the station.
(b) The neighborhood kids playing stick-ball in the street.
(c) The comings and goings of Alice's ghost.
(d) The barrel-organ player with his dancing monkey.

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

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

15. What is on Gervais’ desk during the meeting with Maule?
(a) An old surveyor’s map.
(b) A picture of his dead wife.
(c) The original plans for the house.
(d) A family history of the Maules.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Clifford react every time he hears the train engines?

3. What does Gervais believe the builder must have known?

4. Who did some construction work on the house the day the Colonel died?

5. What does Clifford say when he and Hepzibah try to go to church?

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