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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hester when Chillingworth leaves, "his gray beard almost" touching the ground?
(a) At the roominghouse.
(b) In church.
(c) At the governor's.
(d) In the woods.

2. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?
(a) Holland.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

3. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?
(a) He has made too much money from it.
(b) He thinks it is true.
(c) He enjoys the notoriety.
(d) He wants to hurt the victim of his wit.

4. What distinguishes the men in the "throng" at the beginning of thChapter 1?
(a) They are bald.
(b) They are ministers.
(c) They are bearded.
(d) They are fat.

5. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?
(a) Whig.
(b) Tory.
(c) Republican.
(d) Bull Moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?

2. When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15?

3. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?

4. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?

5. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?

(see the answer key)

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