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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the baby in Hester's arms when we first see her?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three days.
(c) A week.
(d) Three months.

2. Who is Hester's legal husband?
(a) Chillingworth.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Lee.

3. What kind of men are rare in the colony, according to the narrator?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Doctors and scientists.
(c) Artists.
(d) Hunters.

4. Who is with the governor when Hester visits his house to deliver something?
(a) Wilson and Dimmesdale.
(b) Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Hibbins.
(c) Wilson, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth.
(d) Lee, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale.

5. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Apple-peru.
(b) Milkweed.
(c) Pigweed.
(d) Burdock.

6. Why does Hawthorne refuse to change what he has written?
(a) He wants to hurt the victim of his wit.
(b) He thinks it is true.
(c) He has made too much money from it.
(d) He enjoys the notoriety.

7. What street runs outside the Custom-House?
(a) Salem Road.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Derby Street.
(d) High Street.

8. What color is the thread that embroiders the scarlet letter?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

9. What color is Hester's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Blond.
(c) Gray.
(d) Dark.

10. Why is Pearl's mother questioned about whether or not she should have custody of the baby?
(a) Because Pearl is acting out in school.
(b) Because Pearl is hanging out with a bad crowd.
(c) Because Hester has a drinking problem.
(d) Because of her sin.

11. Who was the father of the Custom-House?
(a) General Miller.
(b) Hawthorne's grandfather.
(c) The permanent Inspector.
(d) Uncle Sam.

12. Which character says, ironically, "why should a wretched man, guilty, we will say, of murder, prefer to keep the dead corpse buried in his own heart, rather than fling it forth at once"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Hester.
(d) Chillingworth.

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

14. Which field had Bellingham trained for/been educated in?
(a) Religion.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Military.
(d) Law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chillingworth has a degree from a university in which country?

2. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?

3. Hester's work is seen everywhere with the exception of:

4. This preface is the preface to which edition of the novel?

5. In which year was this preface written?

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