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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) A weeping willow.
(d) A rose bush.

2. What are the spikes on the door to the jail made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Seashell.
(c) Iron.
(d) Bronze.

3. Whom does Hester decide to seek out for a meeting at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Her confessor.
(b) Her (former) husband.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her daughter.

4. Who is the patient referred to in the title of Chapter 10?
(a) Bellingham.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Leech.
(d) Dimmesdale.

5. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"
(a) The steeple.
(b) The altar.
(c) The governor's mantle.
(d) The scaffold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7?

2. How many years have passed so far in this novel, in Chapter 13?

3. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?

4. What is the title of the first chapter?

5. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?

(see the answer key)

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