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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Holgrave suggest Phoebe do the first time he meets her?
(a) Research the history of the house.
(b) Leave the house immediately.
(c) Take over tending the garden.
(d) Have her portrait taken.

3. What is Clifford’s state of health?
(a) He is old and frail.
(b) He is on death’s door.
(c) He has a contagious disease.
(d) He is strong and vital.

4. Whom does Phoebe meet in the garden?
(a) Judge Pyncheon.
(b) Ned Higgins.
(c) Uncle Venner.
(d) Holgrave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Uncle Venner?

2. Hepzibah is whose sister?

3. How is Clifford related to Hepzibah?

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

5. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Holgrave and Uncle Venner.

2. After the Colonel's death, what happened to the Pyncheon family?

3. What were the Maules like as a family?

4. Describe Phoebe's first visit to the garden.

5. Who is Phoebe and how does Hepzibah react to her arrival?

6. How would you describe the House of Seven Gables?

7. Describe some of the "eerie" qualities of the House.

8. Explain who Clifford is and describe his homecoming.

9. What tragedies soon afflicted the Pyncheon family?

10. Who built the House of the Seven Gables? Why is this ironic?

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