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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose name does the doctor want Hester to reveal?
(a) The name of her husband.
(b) The name of the witch.
(c) The name of her child.
(d) The name of her lover.

2. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Bright.
(b) Somber.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Sunny.

3. What was the door to the jail made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Maple.

4. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?
(a) The Governot.
(b) Hester Prynne.
(c) The Custom's Inspector.
(d) His editor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which minister in the book has "a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap" and gray eyes?

2. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?

3. The tone of this preface is best described as...

4. Where is Hester when she and Pearl are examined by the doctor?

5. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?

(see the answer key)

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