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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 Phoebe discover Hepzibah doing one morning?
(a) Digging through boxes in the attic.
(b) Preparing an elaborate meal.
(c) Packing to move away.
(d) Planting new seeds in the garden.

2. What was Matthew Maule accused of?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Fraud.

3. What does Clifford eventually do his first evening at the House?
(a) He closes down the shop.
(b) He takes a walk around town.
(c) He writes a letter to the Judge.
(d) He falls asleep in his chair.

4. What does the Judge repeatedly try to prevent Phoebe from doing?
(a) Misjudge him.
(b) Insist he stay for lunch.
(c) Call Hepzibah.
(d) Leave the shop.

5. Who comes to the shop window after Phoebe has visited the garden the first time?
(a) The fish dealer.
(b) The Judge.
(c) The bill collector.
(d) A line of customers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street is the House of Seven Gables on?

2. How is the story of the land dispute known?

3. Hepzibah is whose sister?

4. Which statement best describes the Pyncheons in the years after losing their fortune?

5. What is on the roof of the House?

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