2. What seems to occur with every generation of Pyncheons?
(a) There is a fire in the House.
(b) A sensible, level-headed one is born.
(c) The patriarch dies of a mysterious death.
(d) They suffer an unexpected financial loss.

3. Whom does Phoebe meet in the garden?
(a) Judge Pyncheon.
(b) Holgrave.
(c) Ned Higgins.
(d) Uncle Venner.

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

5. What is done to the portrait of the Colonel for Clifford's benefit?
(a) It is given to Clifford.
(b) It is taken down.
(c) It is covered with a cloth.
(d) It is placed up for auction.

6. Whom does the Judge remind Phoebe of?
(a) Her father.
(b) Matthew Maule.
(c) Mr. Holgrave.
(d) Colonel Pyncheon.

7. What does Hepzibah beg Phoebe to do when someone comes to the shop window?
(a) Be nothing but cheerful.
(b) Avoid Holgrave.
(c) Hide in the garden.
(d) Ignore the new guest.

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

9. How does Hepzibah feel towards the Judge at the beginning of the book?
(a) She pities him.
(b) She relies on him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She hates him.

10. What did Colonel Pyncheon do during Maule’s execution?
(a) He watched from horseback in the distance.
(b) He stood up close so he could look into Maule’s eyes.
(c) He drew up the plans for the House of Seven Gables.
(d) He left town on a train.

11. What does Phoebe take charge of upon arriving at the House?
(a) Tending the garden.
(b) Running the shop.
(c) Maintaining the house.
(d) Handling Hepzibah’s finances.

12. What did Maule do just before his death?
(a) He spat up blood.
(b) He poisoned his well.
(c) He cursed the Pyncheon family.
(d) He hypnotized his daughter.

13. Why is Holgrave at the house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) He wants to buy something.
(b) He is making a delivery.
(c) Hepzibah has hired him.
(d) He rents a room there.

14. What does Hepzibah do after she opens the shop for the day at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She sits down and weeps.
(b) She takes inventory.
(c) She invites the Judge to tea.
(d) She takes a break in the garden.

15. Which statement best describes the Pyncheons in the years after losing their fortune?
(a) They moved to Maine and started new lives.
(b) They descended into corruption and avarice.
(c) They rebuilt their fortune with grit and determination.
(d) They became very religious and charitable.