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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 the ship the Spanish Main sailing?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Boston.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Atlanta.

2. Why does Hester stay in New England?
(a) She enjoys whaling.
(b) Her family is there.
(c) It is the scene of her crime.
(d) She enjoys the brisk winter.

3. What color is the letter A Pearl fashions for herself out of natural objects ?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

4. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?
(a) Hester's work.
(b) Hester's past.
(c) Hester's guilt.
(d) Hester's love life.

5. What does Hester threaten to do at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Betray Chillingworth's identity.
(b) Escape Boston.
(c) Reveal the name of her lover.
(d) Kill herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hester wearing on the public holiday in Chapter 21?

2. Where does Dimmesdale hold his hand often throughout the novel?

3. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?

4. Chapter 6 is named after which character?

5. What facial expression of Chillingworth displays his true malice, which the narrator calls "his blackness" in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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