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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the former queen of England, Elizabeth I?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Iron-willed.
(c) Man-like.
(d) Dainty.

2. Which part of The Scarlet Letter does this preface specifically refer to?
(a) The climax.
(b) "The New England Holiday,"
(c) The denouement.
(d) "The Custom-House."

3. How many years after the founding of Boston does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Approximately 150 or more.
(b) Approximately 90 or 100.
(c) Approximately 15 or 20.
(d) Approximately 50 or 60.

4. What is the shape of the hats worn in the "throng"?
(a) Derby.
(b) Steeple.
(c) Cone.
(d) Pillbox.

5. Hawthorne calls the Custom House a...?
(a) Picture of the colony.
(b) Portrait of the Puritans.
(c) Sketch of old-time Salem.
(d) Sketch of official life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?

3. Which political party does Hawthorne belong?

4. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?

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

(see the answer key)

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