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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to many of the townspeople who have come to appreciate Hester, should the A stand for?
(a) Able.
(b) Angel.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Addled.

2. Why, according to Pearl, does sunshine "run away and hide itself" from Hester?
(a) Because of her fair skin.
(b) Because of the foliage.
(c) Because of the scarlet letter.
(d) Because of her long gray dress.

3. When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15?
(a) She says it is a witch's mark.
(b) She says it stands for Able.
(c) She says it stands for Adultry
(d) She does not give an answer.

4. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?
(a) Holland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character seeks to make him or herself "the one trusted friend, to whom should be confided all the fear"?

2. Dimmesdale claims that his scarlet letter burns how?

3. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?

(see the answer key)

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