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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which minister in the book has "a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap" and gray eyes?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Lee.
(d) Dimmesdale.

3. Which description does not apply to Dimmesdale?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Weak frame.
(d) Nervous temperament.

4. From which city is this preface written?
(a) Salem.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see out the window at the end of Chapter 10?

2. In what point of view is "The Custom House" written?

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

4. Why does Hester stay in New England?

5. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?

(see the answer key)

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