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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the first thing that Pearl noticed, as a baby?
(a) Her own curls.
(b) The scarlet letter.
(c) Hester's long black hair.
(d) Seashells.

2. What was the door to the jail made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Maple.

3. How does Hawthorne describe the historic Salem of years ago?
(a) A dour harbor.
(b) A bustling port.
(c) A sad sailing town.
(d) A busy metropolis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Salem is characterized currently as....?

3. Which minister in the book has "a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap" and gray eyes?

4. In what point of view is "The Custom House" written?

5. How does Hester dress her daughter?

(see the answer key)

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