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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Holgrave show Phoebe?
(a) An old scrapbook.
(b) A secret passage inside the house.
(c) The flowers on the roof.
(d) A photo of the Judge.

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

3. What story does the Judge tell Phoebe?
(a) The story of the House.
(b) The story of Matthew Maule.
(c) The story of his uncle’s murder.
(d) The story of how he became a Judge.

4. Who built the House of Seven Gables?
(a) Hawthorne's grandfather.
(b) Matthew Maule’s son.
(c) Ned Higgins.
(d) Judge Pyncheon.

5. What kind of clothes is Clifford wearing when readers first meet him?
(a) Pale and worn out.
(b) Dark and somber.
(c) Colorful and elaborate.
(d) Sharp and stylish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Holgrave at the house at the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Hepzibah react to the Judge being at the House?

3. How does the Judge respond to Phoebe’s rebuff?

4. What story does Hepzibah tell Phoebe?

5. How does Hepzibah feel after her first day running the shop?

(see the answer key)

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