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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which city is this preface written?
(a) London.
(b) Salem.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

2. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?
(a) Regal Apartment.
(b) Venerated Palace.
(c) Old Manse.
(d) Big House.

3. What color is Hester's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Dark.
(d) Gray.

4. According to Hawthorne, the reaction could not have been more violent if...?
(a) He had committed adultery.
(b) He had murdered someone.
(c) He had kidnapped someone.
(d) He had burned down the Custom-House.

5. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?
(a) "The New England Holiday,"
(b) The denouement.
(c) "The Custom-House."
(d) The climax.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?

2. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?

3. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?

4. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?

5. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?

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