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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From which city is this preface written?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) Salem.
(d) New York.

3. Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see out the window at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Just Pearl.
(b) Hester and Pearl.
(c) Just Hester.
(d) Their own reflections.

4. Which minister in the book has "a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap" and gray eyes?
(a) Lee.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Wilson.

5. Which character seeks to make him or herself "the one trusted friend, to whom should be confided all the fear"?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dimmesdale.
(d) Hibbins.

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

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

8. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"
(a) The governor's mantle.
(b) The altar.
(c) The scaffold.
(d) The steeple.

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

10. Whose widow is Mistress Hibbins?
(a) The governor's.
(b) The magistrate's.
(c) The minister's.
(d) The narrator's.

11. What are the spikes on the door to the jail made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Seashell.
(d) Iron.

12. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?
(a) The judges.
(b) Hester's pastor.
(c) Hester's parents.
(d) The governor.

13. Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11?
(a) Spellcaster.
(b) Mage.
(c) Warlock.
(d) Magician.

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

15. Where are Dimmesdale's parents?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In Salem.
(c) Dead.
(d) In England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salem is characterized currently as....?

2. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?

3. What was the door to the jail made of?

4. Whose name does the doctor want Hester to reveal?

5. When Wilson asks Pearl who made her, what does she answer?

(see the answer keys)

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