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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hester tell Dimmesdale about Chillingworth in Chapter 17?
(a) That he is really a Catholic.
(b) That he is her husband.
(c) That he is on an undercover mission for the governor.
(d) That he is not really a doctor.

2. When Hester exclaims "better he had died at once!," to whom is she referring in Chapter 14?
(a) The new governor.
(b) The old governor.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Chillingworth.

3. Where does Dimmesdale hold his hand often throughout the novel?
(a) Clutching the Bible.
(b) Over his heart.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) Over his eyes.

4. What is the title of Chapter 20?
(a) "The Mysterious Minister."
(b) "The Minister in the Middle."
(c) "The Minister in the Mirror."
(d) "The Minister in a Maze."

5. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?
(a) Chillingworth and Bellingham.
(b) Hester and Chillingworth.
(c) Chillingworth and Dimmesdale.
(d) Hester and Dimmesdale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Pearl not come to Hester in Chapter 19?

2. What facial expression of Chillingworth displays his true malice, which the narrator calls "his blackness" in Chapter 14?

3. Who was the father of the Custom-House?

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

5. What, at the end of Chapter 11, is the "only truth" for Dimmesdale?

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