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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?
(a) Portrait of the Puritans.
(b) Picture of the colony.
(c) Sketch of official life.
(d) Sketch of old-time Salem.

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

3. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?
(a) Water.
(b) A truth serum.
(c) Poison.
(d) Wine.

4. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?
(a) Republican.
(b) Whig.
(c) Tory.
(d) Bull Moose.

5. Hawthorne utterly disclaims what kind of motives?
(a) Spiritual and political.
(b) Petty and partisan.
(c) Personal, legal and moral.
(d) Personal and politcal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?

2. Who was the father of the Custom-House?

3. One person suggest that Hester should have an iron brand burned where?

4. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?

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

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