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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?
(a) Her nanny.
(b) The gardener gives her what she wants.
(c) The appearance of the governor.
(d) Her obedience to Hester.

5. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?
(a) Hester's work.
(b) Hester's past.
(c) Hester's love life.
(d) Hester's guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"

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

3. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?

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

5. What symbol of the United States hands in front of the Custom-House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hawthorne find alongside the scarlet letter?

2. When Hester delivers gloves to the governor, what is the other reason for her going there?

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

4. Describe the door to the jail.

5. Does Hawthorne, in the end, decide to change anything?

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

7. What does Hawthorne say the purpose of the eagle is, which hangs in front of the building?

8. Why does Dimmesdale not see through Chillingworth and understand his true (nefarious) agenda, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?

9. How does Hawthorne describe the inhabitants of Boston?

10. Describe the setting Hawthorne describes of the busy wharf.

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