2. For what crime has Clifford been convicted?
(a) Robbing the local bank.
(b) Forging legal documents.
(c) Murdering his uncle.
(d) Blasphemy against the church.

3. Which of the following best describes the Maules?
(a) Hard working.
(b) They practiced witchcraft.
(c) Religious.
(d) Arrogant.

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

5. Why were the Maules considered outcasts?
(a) They were rumored to practice witchcraft.
(b) They were habitual criminals.
(c) They spent too much time with the natives.
(d) They lived outside of town.

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

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

8. How did Matthew Maule die?
(a) He was drowned.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He caught smallpox.
(d) He was shot.

9. What does the Judge attempt to do when he first meets Phoebe?
(a) Convince her to leave.
(b) Carry her shopping bags.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Avoid her.

10. At the story’s opening, how many members of the Pyncheon family are left living?
(a) 4.
(b) 300.
(c) 37.
(d) 1.

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

12. What story does the Judge tell Phoebe?
(a) The story of his uncle’s murder.
(b) The story of Matthew Maule.
(c) The story of how he became a Judge.
(d) The story of the House.

13. What does Phoebe hear coming from the empty parts of the House?
(a) The sounds of voices and music.
(b) The scraping of moving furniture.
(c) The growling of an animal.
(d) The sound of mournful weeping.

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

15. How does Clifford react to Hepzibah’s welcome?
(a) He seems completely indifferent.
(b) He is shocked and surprised.
(c) He fears it is a dream.
(d) He acts as if he is entitled to it.