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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Pearl's mother questioned about whether or not she should have custody of the baby?
(a) Because Pearl is acting out in school.
(b) Because Pearl is hanging out with a bad crowd.
(c) Because of her sin.
(d) Because Hester has a drinking problem.

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

3. Who, according to the narrator, is at the "head of the social system" in Puritan times?
(a) Witches.
(b) Clergy.
(c) Governors.
(d) Doctors.

4. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"
(a) Rural England.
(b) Bustling London.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Salem.

5. How many years after the founding of Boston does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Approximately 150 or more.
(b) Approximately 90 or 100.
(c) Approximately 15 or 20.
(d) Approximately 50 or 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite his triumph in delivering the sermon in Chapter 23, how does Dimmesdale appear?

2. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?

3. Who, in the procession, "exhibited such energy as was seen in the gait and air"?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What does Hester threaten to do at the end of Chapter 14?

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