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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice is "tremulously sweet, rich, deep and broken?"
(a) Pearl's.
(b) Hester's.
(c) Chillingworth's.
(d) Dimmesdale's.

2. What facial expression of Chillingworth displays his true malice, which the narrator calls "his blackness" in Chapter 14?
(a) A smile.
(b) A shrug.
(c) A wink.
(d) A grimace.

3. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?
(a) His sister.
(b) No relation.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) His daughter.

4. What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Lace.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Bonnets.

5. What color is the letter A Pearl fashions for herself out of natural objects ?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?

2. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?

3. Whose name does the doctor want Hester to reveal?

4. What is the title of Chapter 14?

5. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?

(see the answer key)

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