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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?
(a) A sad sailing town.
(b) A bustling port.
(c) A busy metropolis.
(d) A dour harbor.
2. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) The spikes on the door to the jail.
(b) The ladies in the crowd.
(c) Hester's pearl necklace.
(d) Flowers.
3. The following description of clothing belongs to which community leader: "a dark feather in his hat, a border of embroidery on his cloak, and a black velvet tunic beneath"?
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Bellingham.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Lee.
4. Which character is described as having a "wildflower prettiness?"
(a) Hibbins.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Hester.
5. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?
(a) He thinks it is true.
(b) He enjoys the notoriety.
(c) He has made too much money from it.
(d) He wants to hurt the victim of his wit.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose voice is "tremulously sweet, rich, deep and broken?"
2. Which one of the following descriptions does not apply to Pearl?
3. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?
4. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?
5. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"
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