2. Hawthorne utterly disclaims what kind of motives?
(a) Petty and partisan.
(b) Personal, legal and moral.
(c) Spiritual and political.
(d) Personal and politcal.

3. By what moniker does Hawthorne name the Custom-House building itself?
(a) Regal Apartment.
(b) Big House.
(c) Old Manse.
(d) Venerated Palace.

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

5. Why do most Puritans fast, according to the narrator?
(a) To purify their bodies.
(b) To lose weight.
(c) To cure disease.
(d) To conserve food.

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

7. Who was the father of the Custom-House?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) General Miller.
(c) Hawthorne's grandfather.
(d) The permanent Inspector.

8. Where is Hester when she and Pearl are examined by the doctor?
(a) At the governor's mansion.
(b) In jail.
(c) In church.
(d) At the doctor's office.

9. Where does Chillingworth take up residence?
(a) With Mistress Hibbins.
(b) At the Governor's.
(c) With Dimmesdale, at the rectory.
(d) In the same rooming house as Dimmesdale.

10. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Religion.
(c) Law.
(d) Military.

11. What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Bonnets.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Lace.

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

13. What kind of men are rare in the colony, according to the narrator?
(a) Doctors and scientists.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Artists.

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

15. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) The Recognition.
(b) The Recognizance.
(c) The Resistance.
(d) The Meeting.