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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pearl desperately desire from the governor's garden?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) A cabbage.
(c) A rose.
(d) A tulip.

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

3. Who was the father of the Custom-House?
(a) General Miller.
(b) Uncle Sam.
(c) The permanent Inspector.
(d) Hawthorne's grandfather.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hawthorne utterly disclaims what kind of motives?

3. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?

4. What is NOT one of the possible crimes mentioned in this Chapter 2, as a reason people might flock to the prison?

5. In which year was this preface written?

(see the answer key)

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