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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Pigweed.
(b) Burdock.
(c) Milkweed.
(d) Apple-peru.

2. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Bright.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Somber.

3. What street runs outside the Custom-House?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Salem Road.
(c) Derby Street.
(d) High Street.

4. What was the door to the jail made of?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Maple.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

5. How many years after the founding of Boston does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Approximately 90 or 100.
(b) Approximately 150 or more.
(c) Approximately 15 or 20.
(d) Approximately 50 or 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?

2. How does Hester dress her daughter?

3. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?

4. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?

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

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