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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What adjective best characterizes the governor's house?
(a) Opulent.
(b) Plain.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Cramped.

3. What is NOT one of the possible crimes mentioned in this Chapter 2, as a reason people might flock to the prison?
(a) Murder.
(b) Undutiful child.
(c) Religious heterodoxy.
(d) Sluggish bond servant.

4. What is the title of the first chapter?
(a) Gaol-Door Rock.
(b) The Prison Rose.
(c) TheJail-Door.
(d) The Prison-Door.

5. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"
(a) Bustling London.
(b) Rural England.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Salem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?

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

3. What is one of Chillingworth's distinguishing physical features?

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

5. What was the door to the jail made of?

(see the answer key)

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