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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) March.

2. In what point of view is "The Custom House" written?
(a) Third person, limited.
(b) First.
(c) Third person, omniscient.
(d) Second.

3. Which minister in the book has "a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap" and gray eyes?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Lee.

4. What color is the thread that embroiders the scarlet letter?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?

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

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

4. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?

5. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?

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