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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. Who does the Judge first mistake Phoebe for?
(a) Hepzibah’s daughter.
(b) A customer.
(c) A shop assistant.
(d) Alice’s ghost.

2. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?
(a) Planting new seeds in the garden.
(b) Digging through boxes in the attic.
(c) Packing to move away.
(d) Preparing an elaborate meal.

3. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?
(a) The garden.
(b) The front walk.
(c) The Elm.
(d) The street.

4. What is done to the portrait of the Colonel for Clifford's benefit?
(a) It is placed up for auction.
(b) It is given to Clifford.
(c) It is taken down.
(d) It is covered with a cloth.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is later convicted of murdering the owner of the House?

2. What does Phoebe find in the garden?

3. Whom does Phoebe meet in the garden?

4. What is the legend about the well?

5. What initial impression does Phoebe have of the Judge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Holgrave and Uncle Venner.

2. What do Hepzibah's feelings towards the Judge seem to be?

3. What did Maule do right before he died?

4. After the Colonel's death, what happened to the Pyncheon family?

5. Describe Phoebe's first visit to the garden.

6. Who is Phoebe and how does Hepzibah react to her arrival?

7. How would you describe the House of Seven Gables?

8. Explain who Clifford is and describe his homecoming.

9. What tragedies soon afflicted the Pyncheon family?

10. Describe the events surrounding the murder that was committed 30 years before the start of the story.

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