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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?
(a) Old Manse.
(b) Venerated Palace.
(c) Big House.
(d) Regal Apartment.

2. What is the title of the first chapter?
(a) The Prison-Door.
(b) TheJail-Door.
(c) Gaol-Door Rock.
(d) The Prison Rose.

3. What is the shape of the hats worn in the "throng"?
(a) Pillbox.
(b) Steeple.
(c) Cone.
(d) Derby.

4. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?
(a) A sad sailing town.
(b) A dour harbor.
(c) A bustling port.
(d) A busy metropolis.

5. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?
(a) The church.
(b) The schoolhouse.
(c) The governor's mansion.
(d) The cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the two non-Puritan sects mentioned in this Chapter 2?

3. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?

4. This preface is the preface to which edition of the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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