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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hepzibah tell Phoebe about Holgrave?
(a) He once tried to set the house on fire.
(b) He is shy and unobtrusive.
(c) He is law-abiding and respectful.
(d) He associates with strange companions.

2. Maule offers to help Gervais in exchange for what?
(a) Half the Pyncheons’ fortune
(b) The House of Seven Gables.
(c) Alice’s hand in marriage.
(d) Clearing his grandfather’s name.

3. What does Holgrave decide to experiment with?
(a) To determine the true age of the Colonel’s portrait.
(b) To see if he can photograph Alice Pyncheon’s ghost.
(c) To see if the old seeds from the Colonel’s time will sprout.
(d) To measure the depth of the well.

4. Where does Phoebe go when she leaves the House?
(a) To live with the Judge.
(b) Up to Maine.
(c) Back home.
(d) To stay at an inn.

5. How is Phoebe changing by the time she gains more free time?
(a) She is becoming more mature.
(b) She is being overcome with gloom.
(c) She is becoming more impulsive.
(d) She is losing patience more quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Judge first mistake Phoebe for?

2. Who comes back to the House after Phoebe?

3. What does Hepzibah do after she opens the shop for the day at the beginning of the novel?

4. Who is Uncle Venner?

5. What does Clifford say he wanted back?

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