3. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?
(a) The governor's mansion.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The church.
(d) The schoolhouse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the governor's house when the men are debating Hester's custody, what does one of them say Pearl should have been named?

2. Where does Chillingworth take up residence?

3. What kind of men are rare in the colony, according to the narrator?

4. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?

5. What are the "delicate gems" referred to at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the clothing worn by the "throng of bearded men" at the beginning of Chapter 1.

2. Why is "The Leech" an appropriate and significant name for this chapter?

3. What does Chillingworth implore Hester to do when they meet in the jail?

4. Describe the door to the jail.

5. Describe the people referred to as the five in the following quotation: "If the hussy stood for judgment before us five, that are now here in a knot together"?

6. How does Dimmesdale respond to his growing guilt? How does he punish himself?

7. What does Hester refuse to do during this chapter 3, despite pressure from her neighbors?

8. As the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale develops in Chapter 9, what do the townspeople begin to suspect about Dimmesdale and why?

9. What are some examples of Chillingworth's growing power over Dimmesdale?

10. How does Hawthorne describe the inhabitants of Boston?

(see the answer keys)

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