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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Approval.
(c) Praise.
(d) Celebration.

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

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

4. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Hester's pearl necklace.
(b) The ladies in the crowd.
(c) Flowers.
(d) The spikes on the door to the jail.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From which city is this preface written?

3. What street runs outside the Custom-House?

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

5. What color is the thread that embroiders the scarlet letter?

(see the answer key)

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