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

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

3. 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.

4. What does Hepzibah do after she opens the shop for the day at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She takes inventory.
(b) She invites the Judge to tea.
(c) She takes a break in the garden.
(d) She sits down and weeps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?

2. What did Colonel Pyncheon do during Maule’s execution?

3. Who built the House of Seven Gables?

4. Who arrives for a surprise visit at the House at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Ned Higgins want to buy?

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