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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does this description refer: "a seemingly careless arrangement of his heterogeneous garb"?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Bellingham.

2. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"
(a) The scaffold.
(b) The steeple.
(c) The governor's mantle.
(d) The altar.

3. This preface is the preface to which edition of the novel?
(a) The third.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The fourth.

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

5. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?
(a) Town Cemetery.
(b) Charter Street burial-ground.
(c) Old Church burial-ground.
(d) Salem Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?

5. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?

(see the answer key)

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