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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?"
(a) On Hester.
(b) On his chest.
(c) On his forehead.
(d) On Pearl.

2. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?
(a) Her obedience to Hester.
(b) Her nanny.
(c) The gardener gives her what she wants.
(d) The appearance of the governor.

3. What are the spikes on the door to the jail made of?
(a) Seashell.
(b) Wood.
(c) Iron.
(d) Bronze.

4. Who is named as Hester's pastor in Chapter 2?
(a) Reverend Dimmesdale.
(b) Reverand Wilson.
(c) Reverand Hawthorne.
(d) No pastor is named.

5. What are the two non-Puritan sects mentioned in this Chapter 2?
(a) Antimonian, Quaker, and Catholic.
(b) Antimonian and Quaker.
(c) Quaker and Catholic.
(d) Shaker and Quaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hester stay in New England?

2. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?

3. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?

4. According to Hester in Chapter 16, where does she tell Pearl she got the scarlet letter?

5. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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