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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 associates with strange companions.
(b) He is law-abiding and respectful.
(c) He once tried to set the house on fire.
(d) He is shy and unobtrusive.

2. What does Holgrave reveal about himself to Phoebe?
(a) That he had the powers of hypnotism.
(b) That he is going on a trip to Europe.
(c) That he is Hepzibah’s long-lost son.
(d) That he knows where the deed is hidden.

3. Where do the residents of the House begin to spend more time after Phoebe settles in?
(a) The summer house.
(b) The shop.
(c) The garden.
(d) The parlor.

4. What seems to occur with every generation of Pyncheons?
(a) They suffer an unexpected financial loss.
(b) The patriarch dies of a mysterious death.
(c) There is a fire in the House.
(d) A sensible, level-headed one is born.

5. What did Colonel Pyncheon do during Maule’s execution?
(a) He drew up the plans for the House of Seven Gables.
(b) He stood up close so he could look into Maule’s eyes.
(c) He watched from horseback in the distance.
(d) He left town on a train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clifford regularly ask about?

2. What does Holgrave finally reveal about himself at the end of the novel?

3. What does Holgrave try to do at the beginning of the novel?

4. What did Maule do just before his death?

5. What recent addition has been made to the House?

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