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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hester at her WHAT" is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Needle.
(b) Confession.
(c) Bedside.
(d) Wit's End.

2. While his health is failing, Dimmesdale has achieved what in his profession?
(a) "Sturdier texture."
(b) "Brillant popularity."
(c) "Sanctimonius reputation."
(d) "Populist ire."

3. What does Hester fling next to the brook?
(a) Chillingworth's herbs.
(b) Her scarlet letter.
(c) Her bonnet.
(d) Dimmesdale's Bible.

4. Why do most Puritans fast, according to the narrator?
(a) To purify their bodies.
(b) To cure disease.
(c) To lose weight.
(d) To conserve food.

5. Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11?
(a) Warlock.
(b) Magician.
(c) Mage.
(d) Spellcaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"

2. Why does Hester stay in New England?

3. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"

4. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?

5. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?

(see the answer key)

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