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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose widow is Mistress Hibbins?
(a) The narrator's.
(b) The minister's.
(c) The governor's.
(d) The magistrate's.

2. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Puritans.
(c) The governor's family.
(d) The Dutch.

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) Hester and Chillingworth.
(d) Chillingworth and Bellingham.

4. What color is Hester's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Dark.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blond.

5. One person suggest that Hester should have an iron brand burned where?
(a) On the palms of her hands.
(b) On her chest.
(c) On her cheek.
(d) On her forehead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?

3. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"

4. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?

5. From which city is this preface written?

(see the answer key)

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