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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the "rough-looking desperadoes, with sun-blackened faces" at the holiday in Chapter 21?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Puritans.
(c) Indians.
(d) Englishmen.

2. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"
(a) The Puritans.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The governor's family.

3. What is Dimmesdale's "own red stigma"?
(a) His guilt.
(b) Pearl.
(c) An "A" carved in his chest.
(d) A scarlet letter he wears underneath his jacket.

4. Who is Hester's legal husband?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Lee.
(d) Dimmesdale.

5. What is the shape of the hats worn in the "throng"?
(a) Derby.
(b) Steeple.
(c) Pillbox.
(d) Cone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was this preface written?

2. Who retrieves the object that Hester flings away?

3. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?

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

5. Who was the father of the Custom-House?

(see the answer key)

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