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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recent addition has been made to the House?
(a) The seventh gable.
(b) The shop window.
(c) A guest house.
(d) A new garden.

2. At the story’s opening, how many members of the Pyncheon family are left living?
(a) 300.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 37.

3. Who is later convicted of murdering the owner of the House?
(a) The owner's father.
(b) The owner's uncle.
(c) The owner's brother.
(d) The owner's nephew.

4. What street is the House of Seven Gables on?
(a) Pyncheon Street.
(b) Hawthorne Boulevard.
(c) Salem Street.
(d) Maule Avenue.

5. What was Matthew Maule accused of?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Witchcraft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Hepzibah refused to accept?

2. What does Ned Higgins want to buy?

3. What becomes of the cousin of the convicted murderer?

4. Which statement best describes the Pyncheons in the years after losing their fortune?

5. How does the Judge respond to Phoebe’s rebuff?

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