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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 Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?
(a) Hester's diary.
(b) A painting of Hester and Pearl.
(c) The scarlet letter.
(d) Dimmesdale's diary.

2. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Holland.

3. Hester says that Pearl is "strange" and what at first?
(a) Shy.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Creepy.
(d) Familar.

4. While his health is failing, Dimmesdale has achieved what in his profession?
(a) "Sturdier texture."
(b) "Sanctimonius reputation."
(c) "Brillant popularity."
(d) "Populist ire."

5. What does Pearl do when Dimmesdale kisses her?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She washes it off.
(c) She wipes it on Hester's scarlet letter.
(d) She kisses him back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?

2. Where has Chillingworth been gathering herbs, when he is asked by the minister in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. Which description does not apply to Dimmesdale?

(see the answer key)

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