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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hawthorne writes of his surprise and what in the first lines of the preface?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Detriment.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Joy.

2. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?
(a) Hester's long black hair.
(b) Her own curls.
(c) The scarlet letter.
(d) Seashells.

3. Chapter 6 is named after which character?
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Hester.

4. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?
(a) Water.
(b) Poison.
(c) A truth serum.
(d) Wine.

5. Salem is characterized currently as....?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Busy.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Desolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?

2. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?

3. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"

4. In which year was this preface written?

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

(see the answer key)

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