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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, at the end of Chapter 11, is the "only truth" for Dimmesdale?
(a) "The joy in his beating heart."
(b) "The anguish in his inmost soul."
(c) "The malice in Chillingworth's eyes."
(d) "The mercy of almightly Heaven."

2. When Dimmesdale exclaims, "O Thou to whom I dare not life mine eyes," whom is he addressing?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Hester.
(c) God.
(d) Wilson.

3. Hester's work is seen everywhere with the exception of:
(a) At weddings.
(b) On babies.
(c) At funerals.
(d) In church.

4. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Sand and driftwood.
(c) Maple leaves.
(d) Wildflowers.

5. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Despair.
(c) Shame.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"

2. Why does Hester stay in New England?

3. "Hester at her WHAT" is the title of Chapter 5?

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

5. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?

(see the answer key)

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