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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The title of Chapter 9 ("The Leech") refers to which character?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Chilingworth.
(d) Hester.

2. In what point of view is "The Custom House" written?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Third person, limited.
(d) Third person, omniscient.

3. Who is Hester's legal husband?
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Lee.
(d) Wilson.

4. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?
(a) The Governot.
(b) His editor.
(c) Hester Prynne.
(d) The Custom's Inspector.

5. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?
(a) Mother Theresa.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) The pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?

2. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?

3. At the governor's house when the men are debating Hester's custody, what does one of them say Pearl should have been named?

4. Who was the father of the Custom-House?

5. The tone of this preface is best described as...

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