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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?
(a) Forging legal documents.
(b) Blasphemy against the church.
(c) Murdering his uncle.
(d) Robbing the local bank.

2. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?
(a) Talk to Clifford.
(b) Hire Holgrave.
(c) Take the portrait.
(d) Move into the house.

3. Which of the following best describes the Maules?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Religious.
(c) They practiced witchcraft.
(d) Hard working.

4. What did the Pyncheons lose that cost them a vast fortune?
(a) The deed to a valuable property.
(b) A fleet of fishing boats.
(c) The House of Seven Gables.
(d) A safe full of money.

5. Whose portrait hangs on the wall in the parlor of the House?
(a) Colonel Pyncheon.
(b) Alice Pyncheon.
(c) Judge Pyncheon.
(d) Clifford Pyncheon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?

2. What seems to occur with every generation of Pyncheons?

3. Which of the following best describes Phoebe?

4. What might have prevented the Pyncheons from losing their fortune?

5. What does Clifford eventually do his first evening at the House?

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