2. What is Clifford’s state of health?
(a) He is strong and vital.
(b) He is old and frail.
(c) He is on death’s door.
(d) He has a contagious disease.

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

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

5. What does Phoebe’s window look down on?
(a) The Elm.
(b) The front walk.
(c) The street.
(d) The garden.

6. What is unusual about the harpsichord at the House?
(a) It originally belonged to a famous composer.
(b) It is the first one ever built.
(c) It is said to occasionally play itself.
(d) Colonel Pyncheon died while playing it.

7. What recent addition has been made to the House?
(a) A guest house.
(b) The seventh gable.
(c) A new garden.
(d) The shop window.

8. How does Hepzibah react to the Judge being at the House?
(a) She warns him not to trust Phoebe.
(b) She barrs him from entering the house.
(c) She pleads with him for money.
(d) She welcomes him with open arms.

9. What did Holgrave show Phoebe?
(a) A secret passage inside the house.
(b) An old scrapbook.
(c) A photo of the Judge.
(d) The flowers on the roof.

10. Who built the House of Seven Gables?
(a) Ned Higgins.
(b) Judge Pyncheon.
(c) Hawthorne's grandfather.
(d) Matthew Maule’s son.

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

12. What happened the day the Pyncheons moved into the House?
(a) Colonel Pyncheon died.
(b) Clifford Pyncheon was arrested.
(c) Alice Pyncheon ran away.
(d) Jaffrey Pyncheon sued for possession of the house.

13. Who arrives for a surprise visit at the House at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Cousin Phoebe.
(b) Alice Pyncheon.
(c) Hepzibah’s son.
(d) Matthew Maule.

14. Who is later convicted of murdering the owner of the House?
(a) The owner's uncle.
(b) The owner's nephew.
(c) The owner's father.
(d) The owner's brother.

15. What has Hepzibah refused to accept?
(a) Disrespect from Ned Higgins.
(b) Financial support from the Judge.
(c) Advice from Uncle Venner.
(d) A gift from Holgrave.