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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the patient referred to in the title of Chapter 10?
(a) Bellingham.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Leech.
(d) Chillingworth.

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

3. Where is Hester when she and Pearl are examined by the doctor?
(a) At the governor's mansion.
(b) At the doctor's office.
(c) In church.
(d) In jail.

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

5. What is the title of the first chapter?
(a) The Prison-Door.
(b) The Prison Rose.
(c) Gaol-Door Rock.
(d) TheJail-Door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the father of the Custom-House?

2. Who is with the governor when Hester visits his house to deliver something?

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

4. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"

5. The "public disapprobation" refers to...?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the door to the jail.

2. How does Pearl react to other children?

3. What does the governor think about Hester as a mother?

4. In Chapter 2, why might it be Mistress Hibbins who would be in the jail?

5. What does Hawthorne find alongside the scarlet letter?

6. How is Chillingworth able to see what Dimmesdale is hiding on his body?

7. Of all the finery in the governor's mansion, what does Pearl cry for most of all?

8. Describe the clothing worn by the "throng of bearded men" at the beginning of Chapter 1.

9. What does Chillingworth implore Hester to do when they meet in the jail?

10. How does Dimmesdale respond to his growing guilt? How does he punish himself?

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