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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Chillingworth's distinguishing physical features?
(a) He is missing most of the toes on his left foot.
(b) His left eye droops.
(c) He is lame in his right leg.
(d) One of his shoulders is higher than the other.

2. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?
(a) Old Manse.
(b) Big House.
(c) Venerated Palace.
(d) Regal Apartment.

3. Hawthorne writes of his surprise and what in the first lines of the preface?
(a) Joy.
(b) Detriment.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Amusement.

4. Who is mentioned in Chapter 13 as a "foundress of a religious sect?"
(a) Hibbins.
(b) Mother Theresa.
(c) Hutichison.
(d) Bradstreet.

5. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) Washington.
(c) The golden eagle.
(d) Big brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 6 is named after which character?

3. What adjective best characterizes the governor's house?

4. Where does the minister go in the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Where was Reverend Dimmesdale trained in religion?

(see the answer key)

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