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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 50 or 60.
(d) Approximately 15 or 20.

2. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) Big brother.
(c) Washington.
(d) The golden eagle.

3. From which city is this preface written?
(a) Salem.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

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

5. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?
(a) Picture of the colony.
(b) Portrait of the Puritans.
(c) Sketch of official life.
(d) Sketch of old-time Salem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hawthorne utterly disclaims what kind of motives?

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

3. What was the door to the jail made of?

4. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?

5. What is NOT one of the possible crimes mentioned in this Chapter 2, as a reason people might flock to the prison?

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