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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguishes the men in the "throng" at the beginning of thChapter 1?
(a) They are fat.
(b) They are bald.
(c) They are ministers.
(d) They are bearded.

2. Chapter 6 is named after which character?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Hester.

3. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?
(a) The appearance of the governor.
(b) Her nanny.
(c) Her obedience to Hester.
(d) The gardener gives her what she wants.

4. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?
(a) A painting of Hester and Pearl.
(b) Hester's diary.
(c) The scarlet letter.
(d) Dimmesdale's diary.

5. Where has Chillingworth been gathering herbs, when he is asked by the minister in Chapter 10?
(a) In Hester's garden.
(b) By the seashoer.
(c) In the governor's garden.
(d) In a graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which one of the following descriptions does not apply to Pearl?

4. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?

5. The tone of this preface is best described as...

(see the answer key)

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