1: Nathaniel Hawthorne enjoyed the company of a particular neighbor and fellow author during the time he was writing The House of Seven Gables. Who was the neighbor and what work did (s)he dedicate to Hawthorne?
a. Henry David Thoreau; Walden
b. Ralph Waldo Emerson; English Traits
c. Herman Melville; Moby Dick
d. Emily Dickinson; A Charm Invests a Face
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2: To obtain the idyllic site for Colonel Pyncheon's house, the Colonel
a. befriended a down-on-his-luck landowner who welcomed quick cash for the property
b. took up residency in an abandoned summer house on the grounds
c. enlisted the help of a local moneylender with a questionable reputation
d. contributed to the owner of the property's death sentence on grounds of witchcraft
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3: What is the significance of the elm tree with the "wide circumference" introduced in the book's opening description?
a. The tree is reaching the massive proportions of the estate itself.
b. The tree seems nourished by the decay of the Pyncheon family.
c. The tree is a symbol of constant renewal.
d. The tree is large, but slowly dying -- much like the Pyncheon family itself.
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4: Which of these products probably wasn't offered in Hepzibah's cent-shop?
a. Gingerbread men
b. 5 cent stamps
c. Lead soldiers
d. Dried onions
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5: Holgrave's profession at the time of the story is
a. peddler
b. landlord
c. scribe
d. daguerreotypist
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6: As a Maule, Holgrave carries on the family's tradition of
a. telling incredibly engaging fantasy stories
b. acting as the savior of the house and its occupants
c. mesmerizing in a destructive fashion
d. successfully working in several different occupations
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7: Judge Pyncheon's death lends an ironical twist to the subject of time because
a. the judge never appeared for appointments in a timely manner
b. the judge knew Clifford couldn't tell time, so he rarely wore a watch in his company
c. time, as recorded on the judge's watch, ticks down as Jaffrey Pyncheon himself "passes"
d. clocks were never allowed in the House of Seven Gables
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8: When Clifford and Hepzibah flee the House of Seven Gables, Clifford sings the praises of all but which of the following signs of progress?
a. Electricity
b. Stone building materials
c. Railroads
d. Communication by telegraph
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9: How does the Pyncheon elm tree change after the judge's demise?
a. One large branch and all of the tree's leaves suddenly fall off.
b. The tree begins to creak and sigh, as though it's complaining in an aged voice.
c. Birds fill the tree's branches and issue pleasant, chirping songs.
d. The morning sun radiantly illuminates a branch.
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10: Hawthorne develops his theme for the book by drawing upon all but which of the following?
a. The Bible
b. Roman literature
c. Accounts of the Salem witch trials
d. Greek mythology
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11: The evil spirit that haunts the House of Seven Gables is fixed in which of Hawthorne's symbols?
a. The house itself
b. The elm tree
c. Maule's well
d. Colonel Pyncheon's portrait
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12: Who said the following: "I want my happiness!"
a. Phoebe Pyncheon
b. b. Clifford Maule
c. Hepzibah
d. Clifford Pyncheon
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13: Who said the following: "God will give him blood to drink."
a. Mathhew Maule
b. Colonel Pyncheon
c. Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon
d. Scipio
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14: Who said the following: "In their brief New England pedigree, there has been time enough to infect them all with one kind of lunacy or another."
a. Sophia Peabody
b. Uncle Venner
c. Phoebe Pyncheon
d. Holgrave
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15: Who said the following: "The soul needs air; a wide sweep and frequent change of it."
a. Clifford
b. Phoebe
c. Hepzibah
d. Holgrave
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