1. The following description of someone's eyes in Chapter 10 refers to which character: "burning blue and ominous, like the reflection of a furnace....like one of those gleams of ghastly fire"?
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Hester.

2. What is the subtitle of "The Custom-House"?
(a) A Play in Four Acts.
(b) A Novel of Morals.
(c) Introductory to The Scarlet Letter.
(d) A Preface.

3. Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11?
(a) Magician.
(b) Warlock.
(c) Spellcaster.
(d) Mage.

4. Which description does not apply to Dimmesdale?
(a) Weak frame.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Nervous temperament.
(d) Healthy.

5. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?
(a) Her obedience to Hester.
(b) Her nanny.
(c) The appearance of the governor.
(d) The gardener gives her what she wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. The following description of clothing belongs to which community leader: "a dark feather in his hat, a border of embroidery on his cloak, and a black velvet tunic beneath"?

2. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?

3. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?

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

5. Whose voice is "tremulously sweet, rich, deep and broken?"

(see the answer key)

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