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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 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.
2. Whose portrait hangs on the wall in the parlor of the House?
(a) Clifford Pyncheon.
(b) Judge Pyncheon.
(c) Alice Pyncheon.
(d) Colonel Pyncheon.
3. What did the Pyncheons lose that cost them a vast fortune?
(a) The House of Seven Gables.
(b) A fleet of fishing boats.
(c) A safe full of money.
(d) The deed to a valuable property.
4. What recent addition has been made to the House?
(a) A guest house.
(b) The shop window.
(c) The seventh gable.
(d) A new garden.
5. Why is Holgrave at the house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) He rents a room there.
(b) He is making a delivery.
(c) Hepzibah has hired him.
(d) He wants to buy something.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Clifford eventually do his first evening at the House?
2. How does the Judge respond to Phoebe’s rebuff?
3. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?
4. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?
5. What is Clifford’s state of health?
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