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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clifford begin doing after Phoebe leaves?
(a) Researching who really killed his uncle.
(b) Playing Alice’s harpsichord.
(c) Looking for the lost deed.
(d) Running for political office.

2. What does Clifford claim he saw in the well?
(a) A ghostly image of the life he lost.
(b) A sealed box under the water.
(c) His own face turned twisted and evil.
(d) A dark face staring back.

3. What does Clifford say when he and Hepzibah try to go to church?
(a) “We are ghosts.”
(b) "I no longer believe.”
(c) “They won’t accept us.”
(d) “My prayers are worthless.”

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

5. What do Clifford and Hepzibah do after Clifford reappears following his meeting with the Judge?
(a) Go to join the Judge.
(b) Sign the house over to Holgrave.
(c) Hurry out of the house.
(d) Have tea in the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the chickens spend much of their time?

2. What does Holgrave reveal about himself to Phoebe?

3. How old is Holgrave?

4. What does Gervais believe the Colonel had in his possession when he died?

5. Why does the Judge come to the house after Phoebe has left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What childish impulse does Clifford give in to and who witnesses it?

2. How do Clifford and Hepzibah get along once Clifford is home?

3. How is Clifford's homecoming both bitter and sweet?

4. What does Holgrave experiment with?

5. Describe what life is like for the four residents of the House.

6. How has Clifford's behavior changed when he comes back?

7. What does Holgrave offer to read to Phoebe?

8. How does the atmosphere of the House influence Phoebe?

9. What was the impact of Maule's hypnotism on Alice?

10. How was young Matthew Maule already connected to the story of the House?

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