The House of Seven Gables: QUIZ 1. What skill does Matthew Maule seem to inherit from his grandfather? ITS D
a.
Mercantilism
c.
Navigation
b.
Engineering
d.
Mesmerism

What does Matthew Maule want from Alice Pyncheon? ITS A
a.
He wants to find the location of the missing deed
c.
He wants to know what happened to his grandfather
b.
He wants to find out how to exonerate his grandfather

What happens to Alice Pyncheon? ITS D
a.
She is scorned by her father and no longer a part of the Maule family
c.
She helps Matthew Maule find the missing information and they run off together
b.
She falls and permanently injurs herself and can no longer serve the Maule family
d.
She dies due to an illness she contracts while serving the new Mrs. Maule

The following question references The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

What supernatural occurance happens at the beginning of chapter 15? ITS B
a.
The furniture appears to be moved overnight
c.
The door to the store is locked from the outside
b.
Alice Pyncheon's harpsichord is heard playing
d.
A ghost is reflected in the mirror on the mantle

The following question references The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Who visits the house and causes Hepzibah to become fearful and agitated? ITS D
a.
Uncle Venner
c.
Phoebe's father
b.
Matthew Maule's son
d.
Judge Pyncheon comes to see Clifford

How has Phoebe changed as a result of her time at the House? ITS B
a.
She is angry and unkind to others due to the lack of money for the family
c.
She hates the house and yearns to return to the countryside
b.
She has matured from country girl to a woman caring for her family
d.
She has become very business oriented caring for the store

What happens to Phoebe as Holgrave tells her his "story"? ITS B
a.
She finds a hidden treaure in garden as she listens to Holgrave
c.
She becomes ill, can no longer listen to Holgrave, and returns to the House
b.
She falls under a spell, but Holgrave breaks it to prove his own integrity
d.
She learns that her family has been cheated out of a fortune

What happens outside the house that reflects Phoebe's absence? ITS A
a.
The weather becomes dark and gloomy
c.
Clifford ceases to talk
b.
The garden begins to die
d.
A funeral procession passes the house

As Phoebe is leaving, what does analogy does Uncle Venner use regarding Phoebe? ITS C
a.
Likens her to Eve in the garden of Eden
c.
Likens her to one of God's angels
b.
Likens her to the dark forces of evil
d.
Likens her to the serpant in the garden

Memories of a memory have you ever witnessed something amazing, shocking or surprising and found when describing the event that your story seems to change the more you tell it? have you ever experienced a time when you couldn't really describe something you saw in a way that others could understand? if so, you may understand why some experts think eyewitness testimony is unreliable as evidence in scientific inquiries and trials. new insights into human memory suggest human memories are really a mixture of many non-factual things. first, memory is vague. imagine your room at home or a classroom you see every day. most likely, you could describe the room very generally. you could name the color of the walls, the floors, the decorations. but the image you describe will never be as specific or detailed as if you were looking at the actual room. memory tends to save a blurry image of what we have seen rather than specific details. so when a witness tries to identify someone, her brain may recall that the person was tall, but not be able to say how tall when faced with several tall people. there are lots of different kinds of "tall." second, memory uses general knowledge to fill in gaps. our brains reconstruct events and scenes when we remember something. to do this, our brains use other memories and other stories when there are gaps. for example, one day at a library you go to quite frequently, you witness an argument between a library patron and one of the librarians. later, when telling a friend about the event, your brain may remember a familiar librarian behind the desk rather than the actual participant simply because it is recreating a familiar scene. in effect, your brain is combining memories to you tell the story. third, your memory changes over time. it also changes the more you retell the story. documented cases have shown eyewitnesses adding detail to testimony that could not have been known at the time of the event. research has also shown that the more a witness's account is told, the less accurate it is. you may have noticed this yourself. the next time you are retelling a story, notice what you add, or what your brain wants to add, to the account. you may also notice that you drop certain details from previous tellings of the story. with individual memories all jumbled up with each other, it is hard to believe we ever know anything to be true. did you really break your mother's favorite vase when you were three? was that really your father throwing rocks into the river with you when you were seven? the human brain may be quite remarkable indeed. when it comes to memory, however, we may want to start carrying video cameras if we want to record the true picture. part a and part b below contain one fill-in-the-blank to be used for all three question responses. your complete response must be in the format a, b, c including the letter choice, commas, and a space after the commas. part a: which of the following best explains why memories from childhood are unreliable? fill in blank 1 using a, b, or c. our brains add details and general knowledge to childhood memories. our brains are not as reliable as video cameras are. our brains create new stories to make the past more interesting. part b select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. add your selection to blank 1 using e, f, or g. but the image you describe will never be as specific or detailed as if you were looking at the actual room. when a witness tries to identify someone, her brain may recall that the person was tall, but not be able to say how tall. to do this, our brains use other memories and other stories when there are gaps. select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to part a. add your selection to blank 1 using h, i, or j. documented cases have shown eyewitnesses adding detail to testimony that could not have been known at the time of the event. with individual memories all jumbled up with each other, it is hard to believe we ever know anything to be true. when it comes to memory, however, we may want to start carrying video cameras if we want to record the true picture answer for blank 1:

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s “i have a dream” speech. the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. the emotional connotation of the underlined word king express his a. indecision. b. hopefulness. c. spirituality. d. outrage.

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me