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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which man in at the governor's argues that Hester should be allowed to keep Pearl?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Bellingham.
(d) Dimmesdale.

2. Where is Hester when she and Pearl are examined by the doctor?
(a) In church.
(b) In jail.
(c) At the doctor's office.
(d) At the governor's mansion.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) The Recognizance.
(b) The Resistance.
(c) The Recognition.
(d) The Meeting.

4. Why does Hester stay in New England?
(a) She enjoys the brisk winter.
(b) She enjoys whaling.
(c) Her family is there.
(d) It is the scene of her crime.

5. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?
(a) Hester's long black hair.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Her own curls.
(d) The scarlet letter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Wilson asks Pearl who made her, what does she answer?

5. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"

(see the answer key)

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