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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?
(a) Town Cemetery.
(b) Old Church burial-ground.
(c) Charter Street burial-ground.
(d) Salem Cemetery.

2. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?
(a) Republican.
(b) Tory.
(c) Whig.
(d) Bull Moose.

3. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?
(a) A dour harbor.
(b) A bustling port.
(c) A sad sailing town.
(d) A busy metropolis.

4. Whose voice is "tremulously sweet, rich, deep and broken?"
(a) Chillingworth's.
(b) Hester's.
(c) Pearl's.
(d) Dimmesdale's.

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) The Recognizance.
(b) The Recognition.
(c) The Resistance.
(d) The Meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hester dress her daughter?

2. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"

3. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?

4. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?

5. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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