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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?
(a) The Governot.
(b) His editor.
(c) The Custom's Inspector.
(d) Hester Prynne.

2. Who is with the governor when Hester visits his house to deliver something?
(a) Wilson, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth.
(b) Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Hibbins.
(c) Wilson and Dimmesdale.
(d) Lee, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale.

3. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?
(a) Charter Street burial-ground.
(b) Old Church burial-ground.
(c) Town Cemetery.
(d) Salem Cemetery.

4. According to Hester in Chapter 16, where does she tell Pearl she got the scarlet letter?
(a) From the Dark Reverend.
(b) From the Dark Man.
(c) From Mistress Hibbins.
(d) From the Black Man.

5. In Chapter 19, how does Dimmesdale say Pearl looks?
(a) "Uncannily strange."
(b) "Strangely beautiful."
(c) "Uncannily adorable."
(d) "Strangely familiar."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pearl will not cross the brook, what does Hester tell her she can leap like?

3. To whom does this description refer: "a seemingly careless arrangement of his heterogeneous garb"?

4. What does Hester fling next to the brook?

5. What color is the letter A Pearl fashions for herself out of natural objects ?

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