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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?
(a) The women of town.
(b) The ministers.
(c) The men of town.
(d) The children of town.

2. The title of Chapter 9 ("The Leech") refers to which character?
(a) Hester.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Chilingworth.

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

4. Who is to wear the thing Hester is delivering to the governor's house?
(a) The governor himself.
(b) The governor's wife.
(c) The governor's daughter.
(d) The governor's servants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?

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

3. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?

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

5. Why is Pearl's mother questioned about whether or not she should have custody of the baby?

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