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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?
(a) Bull Moose.
(b) Republican.
(c) Tory.
(d) Whig.

2. Salem is characterized currently as....?
(a) Desolate.
(b) Busy.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Dramatic.

3. Where was Reverend Dimmesdale trained in religion?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Oxford.

4. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?
(a) Apple pie.
(b) An eagle.
(c) The stars and stripes.
(d) Uncle Sam.

5. Dimmesdale claims that his scarlet letter burns how?
(a) In God's eyes.
(b) In secret.
(c) On his soul.
(d) On the inside.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 19, how does Dimmesdale say Pearl looks?

3. How many years after the founding of Boston does Chapter 1 take place?

4. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?

5. Which character seeks to make him or herself "the one trusted friend, to whom should be confided all the fear"?

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