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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?
(a) Man-like.
(b) Iron-willed.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Feminine.

2. How does Hester dress her daughter?
(a) In the "richest tissue."
(b) In "paler loveliness."
(c) In "rustic weeds."
(d) In "infinite variety."

3. What street runs outside the Custom-House?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Salem Road.
(c) Derby Street.
(d) High Street.

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

5. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?
(a) Hester's work.
(b) Hester's past.
(c) Hester's guilt.
(d) Hester's love life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was this preface written?

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

3. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?

4. What are the spikes on the door to the jail made of?

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

(see the answer key)

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