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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?
(a) The governor's mansion.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) The church.

2. Who retrieves the object that Hester flings away?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) No one.
(d) Hester.

3. Who is mentioned in Chapter 13 as a "foundress of a religious sect?"
(a) Bradstreet.
(b) Mother Theresa.
(c) Hutichison.
(d) Hibbins.

4. Why, according to Pearl, does sunshine "run away and hide itself" from Hester?
(a) Because of her fair skin.
(b) Because of her long gray dress.
(c) Because of the scarlet letter.
(d) Because of the foliage.

5. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) The golden eagle.
(c) Big brother.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to wear the thing Hester is delivering to the governor's house?

2. Where does Chillingworth take up residence?

3. How many years have passed so far in this novel, in Chapter 13?

4. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?

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

(see the answer key)

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