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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose widow is Mistress Hibbins?
(a) The magistrate's.
(b) The narrator's.
(c) The minister's.
(d) The governor's.

2. Hawthorne writes of his surprise and what in the first lines of the preface?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Joy.
(c) Detriment.
(d) Laughter.

3. The title of Chapter 4, "The Interview," refers to the meeting between which two characters?
(a) Chillingworth and Bellingham.
(b) Hester and Chillingworth.
(c) Chillingworth and Dimmesdale.
(d) Hester and Dimmesdale.

4. How does Hawthorne metaphorically refer to the United States government in "The Custom House"?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) Big brother.
(c) Washington.
(d) The golden eagle.

5. What is the health problem wrong with Dimmesdale?
(a) Failing health.
(b) Scoliosis.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Failing eyesight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was this preface written?

2. Where does Chillingworth take up residence?

3. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What is the shape of the hats worn in the "throng"?

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