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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tone of this preface is best described as...
(a) Angry.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Arch.
(d) Sad.

2. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?
(a) Hester's parents.
(b) Hester's pastor.
(c) The judges.
(d) The governor.

3. Dimmesdale claims that his scarlet letter burns how?
(a) In God's eyes.
(b) In secret.
(c) On his soul.
(d) On the inside.

4. According to Hawthorne, the reaction could not have been more violent if...?
(a) He had murdered someone.
(b) He had burned down the Custom-House.
(c) He had kidnapped someone.
(d) He had committed adultery.

5. Where has Chillingworth been gathering herbs, when he is asked by the minister in Chapter 10?
(a) In Hester's garden.
(b) In a graveyard.
(c) In the governor's garden.
(d) By the seashoer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, the narrator symbolized the truth by what?

2. What kind of men are rare in the colony, according to the narrator?

3. Where are Dimmesdale's parents?

4. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?

5. What is the title of Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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