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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hepzibah try to cheer Clifford up?
(a) Playing Alice’s harpsichord.
(b) Cooking his favorite meals
(c) Taking him on walks in the sunshine.
(d) Reading from his favorite books.

2. What role does Phoebe take at the House?
(a) She becomes increasingly reclusive and hides in the attic.
(b) She becomes the mediator between Hepzibah and Clifford.
(c) She becomes a caretaker to Hepzibah and Clifford.
(d) She becomes a tour guide for guests to the house.

3. What does Hepzibah beg Phoebe to do when someone comes to the shop window?
(a) Ignore the new guest.
(b) Hide in the garden.
(c) Be nothing but cheerful.
(d) Avoid Holgrave.

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

5. What initial impression does Phoebe have of the Judge?
(a) He looks exactly like Clifford.
(b) He does not carry himself like a judge.
(c) He has a dark and hidden nature.
(d) He is a good and decent man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Holgrave writing?

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

3. How is Phoebe changing by the time she gains more free time?

4. What does Ned Higgins want to buy?

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

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