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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tone of this preface is best described as...
(a) Angry.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Arch.

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

3. Salem is characterized currently as....?
(a) Bustling.
(b) Busy.
(c) Desolate.
(d) Dramatic.

4. Whose widow is Mistress Hibbins?
(a) The minister's.
(b) The magistrate's.
(c) The governor's.
(d) The narrator's.

5. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is named as Hester's pastor in Chapter 2?

2. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?

3. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?

4. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?

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

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