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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clifford want to hold the roses?

2. With her new free time, Phoebe is spending more time with whom?

3. How does Holgrave view Phoebe’s influence on Clifford and Hepzibah?

4. How old is Holgrave?

5. What does Maule tell Gervais?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Matthew Maule's demeanor when he came to the house.

2. Describe what life is like for the four residents of the House.

3. How does Phoebe contribute?

4. What happens to cause Phoebe to have more leisure time, and how does she spend it?

5. What did Maule do to Alice?

6. How did Gervais believe that Maule could help him?

7. What does the Judge want from Clifford?

8. What does Hepzibah find in the parlor?

9. How is Phoebe changing, and why?

10. Why was the Judge finally successful at getting a meeting with Clifford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colonel Pyncheon and the older Matthew Maule lived on different socioeconomic classes, and this class difference helped determine the fates of both families. Write an essay explaining the importance of class differences in the novel through the Pyncheon and Maule ancestors as well as the novel’s contemporary characters.

Essay Topic 2

The novel presents many examples of persons or things that are not what they initially seem. Write an essay that explores how the novel develops the theme of appearance vs. reality.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains how Hawthorne uses his description of the House itself to develop the theme of the past influencing the present.

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