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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which man in at the governor's argues that Hester should be allowed to keep Pearl?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Bellingham.

2. 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.

3. Which character says, ironically, "why should a wretched man, guilty, we will say, of murder, prefer to keep the dead corpse buried in his own heart, rather than fling it forth at once"?
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Hester.

4. Who is the patient referred to in the title of Chapter 10?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Leech.
(c) Bellingham.
(d) Dimmesdale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?

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

3. What is the shape of the hats worn in the "throng"?

4. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?

5. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?

(see the answer key)

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