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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) A week.

2. Which one of the following descriptions does not apply to Pearl?
(a) "airy sprite"
(b) "sole treasure"
(c) "little elf"
(d) "beautiful munchkin"

3. Whose name does the doctor want Hester to reveal?
(a) The name of the witch.
(b) The name of her child.
(c) The name of her husband.
(d) The name of her lover.

4. The following description of clothing belongs to which community leader: "a dark feather in his hat, a border of embroidery on his cloak, and a black velvet tunic beneath"?
(a) Lee.
(b) Bellingham.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Dimmesdale.

5. What is the subtitle of "The Custom-House"?
(a) Introductory to The Scarlet Letter.
(b) A Novel of Morals.
(c) A Play in Four Acts.
(d) A Preface.

6. Which man in at the governor's argues that Hester should be allowed to keep Pearl?
(a) Bellingham.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Chillingworth.

7. Which character is described as having a "wildflower prettiness?"
(a) Hibbins.
(b) Hester.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Pearl.

8. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Hester's pearl necklace.
(b) The spikes on the door to the jail.
(c) Flowers.
(d) The ladies in the crowd.

9. One person suggest that Hester should have an iron brand burned where?
(a) On her chest.
(b) On the palms of her hands.
(c) On her cheek.
(d) On her forehead.

10. To whom does this description refer: "a seemingly careless arrangement of his heterogeneous garb"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Bellingham.
(d) Chillingworth.

11. How does Hester dress her daughter?
(a) In "rustic weeds."
(b) In the "richest tissue."
(c) In "paler loveliness."
(d) In "infinite variety."

12. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?
(a) Man-like.
(b) Dainty.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Iron-willed.

13. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?
(a) The pope.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Mother Theresa.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

14. What adjective best characterizes the governor's house?
(a) Cramped.
(b) Baroque.
(c) Plain.
(d) Opulent.

15. In what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"

2. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?

3. Who is Hester's legal husband?

4. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?

5. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"

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