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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. While his health is failing, Dimmesdale has achieved what in his profession?
(a) "Sturdier texture."
(b) "Sanctimonius reputation."
(c) "Populist ire."
(d) "Brillant popularity."

4. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Pigweed.
(b) Apple-peru.
(c) Burdock.
(d) Milkweed.

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

6. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) The stars and stripes.
(c) Apple pie.
(d) An eagle.

7. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?
(a) The denouement.
(b) The climax.
(c) "The New England Holiday,"
(d) "The Custom-House."

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?
(a) Poison.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) A truth serum.

15. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?
(a) The scarlet letter.
(b) Hester's diary.
(c) Dimmesdale's diary.
(d) A painting of Hester and Pearl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"

3. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?

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

5. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?

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