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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) October.

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

4. Why does Hester stay in New England?
(a) She enjoys the brisk winter.
(b) It is the scene of her crime.
(c) She enjoys whaling.
(d) Her family is there.

5. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?
(a) The governor.
(b) The judges.
(c) Hester's parents.
(d) Hester's pastor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to wear the thing Hester is delivering to the governor's house?

2. What does Pearl desperately desire from the governor's garden?

3. Who is with the governor when Hester visits his house to deliver something?

4. What kind of men are rare in the colony, according to the narrator?

5. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"

(see the answer key)

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