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

2. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?
(a) He has made too much money from it.
(b) He enjoys the notoriety.
(c) He wants to hurt the victim of his wit.
(d) He thinks it is true.

3. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?
(a) Chillingworth and Dimmesdale.
(b) Hester and Dimmesdale.
(c) Chillingworth and Bellingham.
(d) Hester and Chillingworth.

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

5. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?
(a) The denouement.
(b) The climax.
(c) "The Custom-House."
(d) "The New England Holiday,"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?

2. To whom does this description refer: "a seemingly careless arrangement of his heterogeneous garb"?

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

4. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"

5. What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7?

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