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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hester wearing on the public holiday in Chapter 21?
(a) A white wedding gown.
(b) Coarse gray cloth.
(c) Fine scarlet gown.
(d) A plain blue dress.

2. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Praise.
(d) Approval.

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

4. How does the narrator characterize Dimmesdale's sermon?
(a) The narrator disparages it.
(b) The narrator ignores it.
(c) The narrator neither praises nor diminshes it.
(d) The narrator exhalts it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?

2. What does Pearl do when Dimmesdale kisses her?

3. What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7?

4. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?

5. Why do Hester and Dimmesdale chose the place they do to escape to?

(see the answer key)

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