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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 was Matthew Maule accused of?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Fraud.

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

3. What does the Judge attempt to do when he first meets Phoebe?
(a) Convince her to leave.
(b) Avoid her.
(c) Carry her shopping bags.
(d) Kiss her.

4. What is Hepzibah waiting for at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A delivery that was three days late.
(b) The arrival of someone very important to her.
(c) Someone to make an offer to buy the House.
(d) The flowers in the garden to bloom.

5. Hepzibah is whose sister?
(a) The Judge’s.
(b) The convicted murderer’s.
(c) Uncle Venner’s.
(d) Matthew Maule’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street is the House of Seven Gables on?

2. Whom does Phoebe meet in the garden?

3. What is Clifford’s state of health?

4. Which statement best describes how the relationship between Hepzibah and Phoebe unfolds?

5. What is Holgrave’s occupation?

(see the answer key)

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