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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the spikes on the door to the jail made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Iron.
(d) Seashell.

2. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) October.

3. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?
(a) The men of town.
(b) The ministers.
(c) The women of town.
(d) The children of town.

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

5. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?
(a) Mother Theresa.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) The pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?

2. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?

3. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?

4. What color is Hester's hair?

5. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?

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