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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose widow is Mistress Hibbins?
(a) The governor's.
(b) The narrator's.
(c) The magistrate's.
(d) The minister's.

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

3. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?
(a) Approval.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Praise.
(d) Criticism.

4. This preface is the preface to which edition of the novel?
(a) The third.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The first.
(d) The second.

5. Who was the father of the Custom-House?
(a) Hawthorne's grandfather.
(b) Uncle Sam.
(c) The permanent Inspector.
(d) General Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?

2. To whom does this description refer: "a seemingly careless arrangement of his heterogeneous garb"?

3. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?

4. What street runs outside the Custom-House?

5. Where is Hester when she and Pearl are examined by the doctor?

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