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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, the narrator symbolized the truth by what?
(a) "A tall white pedestal."
(b) "A fletched arrow."
(c) "A red-hot iron."
(d) "A mysterious maze."

2. When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15?
(a) She says it is a witch's mark.
(b) She says it stands for Adultry
(c) She says it stands for Able.
(d) She does not give an answer.

3. What group of people leads the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The clergy.
(c) The musicians.
(d) The public officials.

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) The Recognizance.
(b) The Resistance.
(c) The Meeting.
(d) The Recognition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?"

2. Where have Hester and Dimmesdale decided would be the best place to escape to?

3. What prominent wild plant grows just outside the door to the jail?

4. Who thinks that Hester's punishment/sentence is too light?

5. Why is Dimmesdale at the town center Chapter 12?

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