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

2. What does Ned Higgins want to buy?
(a) Cookies.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Flour.
(d) A pound of meat.

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

4. What becomes of the cousin of the convicted murderer?
(a) He becomes a detective.
(b) He becomes a judge.
(c) He becomes a preacher.
(d) He becomes an architect.

5. What does Phoebe do for Hepzibah her first morning at the House?
(a) She paints Hepzibah's portrait.
(b) She pays Hepzibah's mortgage.
(c) She does Hepzibah's laundry.
(d) She makes her breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clifford react to Hepzibah’s welcome?

2. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?

3. How did Matthew Maule die?

4. Who is later convicted of murdering the owner of the House?

5. What does the Judge want to do when he arrives at the House and is speaking with Phoebe for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Phoebe's first encounter with the Judge.

2. What were the Maules like as a family?

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

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

5. Describe how Phoebe comes to stay at the House.

6. Describe the Puritan-era legal battle over the land the house sits on.

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

8. Describe the events surrounding the murder that was committed 30 years before the start of the story.

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

10. What does the Judge try to do?

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