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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguishes the men in the "throng" at the beginning of thChapter 1?
(a) They are ministers.
(b) They are bearded.
(c) They are bald.
(d) They are fat.

2. How many years after the founding of Boston does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Approximately 50 or 60.
(b) Approximately 90 or 100.
(c) Approximately 150 or more.
(d) Approximately 15 or 20.

3. What color is the thread that embroiders the scarlet letter?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Silver.

4. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?
(a) Dandelions.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) A weeping willow.
(d) A rose bush.

5. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?
(a) The climax.
(b) The denouement.
(c) "The New England Holiday,"
(d) "The Custom-House."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Hester's hair?

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

3. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?

4. According to Hawthorne, the reaction could not have been more violent if...?

5. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?

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