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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hester's work is seen everywhere with the exception of:
(a) On babies.
(b) At weddings.
(c) At funerals.
(d) In church.

2. Who is said to haunt the forest outside town, carrying a big, heavy book with him?
(a) The Dark Reverend.
(b) The Dark Man.
(c) The Evil Man.
(d) The Black Man.

3. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Iron-willed.
(c) Dainty.
(d) Man-like.

4. What is the subtitle of "The Custom-House"?
(a) Introductory to The Scarlet Letter.
(b) A Play in Four Acts.
(c) A Novel of Morals.
(d) A Preface.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does this "obscure night" take place in Chapter 12?

2. Which character seeks to make him or herself "the one trusted friend, to whom should be confided all the fear"?

3. Who is said to ride "with Satan through the air?"

4. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"

5. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?

(see the answer key)

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