（）was based on the tradition of a curse pronounced on the author's family when his great-grandfather was a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials.
A、The Blithedale Romance
B、The House of the Seven Gables
C、The Marble Faun
D、The Scarlet Letter
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：《七个尖角阁的老宅》又名《七个尖角阁的房子》，借用家族诅咒这一古老的哥特传统，描写了品钦家族因祖上谋财害命而使后代遭到报应的故事。
