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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hawthorne surmises that if there were a Papist in the crowd, whom would Hester remind him of?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Mother Theresa.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) The pope.

3. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?
(a) Old Church burial-ground.
(b) Town Cemetery.
(c) Charter Street burial-ground.
(d) Salem Cemetery.

4. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?
(a) A rose bush.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) A weeping willow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?

3. What are the two non-Puritan sects mentioned in this Chapter 2?

4. What street runs outside the Custom-House?

5. Who is NOT among the crowd shaming Hester?

(see the answer key)

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