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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Bright.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Somber.
2. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?
(a) Hester's long black hair.
(b) Seashells.
(c) The scarlet letter.
(d) Her own curls.
3. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?
(a) Salem Cemetery.
(b) Charter Street burial-ground.
(c) Old Church burial-ground.
(d) Town Cemetery.
4. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) October.
5. Which character is described as having a "wildflower prettiness?"
(a) Hester.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Hibbins.
(d) Chillingworth.
Short Answer Questions
1. What distinguishes the men in the "throng" at the beginning of thChapter 1?
2. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?
3. Whose voice is "tremulously sweet, rich, deep and broken?"
4. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?
5. The following description of clothing belongs to which community leader: "a dark feather in his hat, a border of embroidery on his cloak, and a black velvet tunic beneath"?
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