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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who passes by the shop but does not enter at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Clifford Pyncheon.
(b) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Matthew Maule.

2. What did the Pyncheons lose that cost them a vast fortune?
(a) A safe full of money.
(b) The House of Seven Gables.
(c) A fleet of fishing boats.
(d) The deed to a valuable property.

3. What does Phoebe hear coming from the empty parts of the House?
(a) The sounds of voices and music.
(b) The sound of mournful weeping.
(c) The scraping of moving furniture.
(d) The growling of an animal.

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

5. Which of the following best describes the Maules?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) They practiced witchcraft.
(c) Hard working.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened the day the Pyncheons moved into the House?

2. Hepzibah is whose sister?

3. How does Hepzibah feel towards the Judge at the beginning of the book?

4. How is Clifford related to Hepzibah?

5. At the story’s opening, how many members of the Pyncheon family are left living?

(see the answer key)

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