Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?

• Edgar Allen Poe
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• John Hathorn
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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What is the name of the introductory portion of The Scarlet Letter?

• Custom House Introduction
• Tax House Introduction
• Port and Docking Introduction

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The narrator speaks in which point-of-view throughout the introduction?

• First person
• Second person
• Third person limited
• Third person omniscient

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What is it called when a narrator breaks character and speaks directly to the reader?

• Breaking the 3rd wall
• Breaking character
• Breaking the 4th wall
• Stepping out of character

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What does the narrator find in the second story of the Custom House?

• A scarlet rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• A black rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• The tale of Hester Prynne's life
• Moths

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The narrator pretends that who or what speaks to him?

• The ghost of General Prynne
• The ghost of Surveyor Pue
• The scarlet letter
• The ghost of Hester Prynne

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While the Custom House introduction is set in these years, The Scarlet Letter is set in these years.

• 1600s; 1400s
• 1700s; 1500s
• 1800s; 1600s
• 1900s; 1700s

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Where does the narrator in the Custom House Introduction live?

• Boston
• London
• New York
• Salem

What sensation does the narrator relay when he holds the scarlet letter up to his chest?

• A burning sensation
• A chilling sensation
• A warm, loving sensation
• A sensation of hatred

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What does the narrator first discover about Hester?

• That she wore the scarlet letter in shame.
• That she had two children at a young age.
• That she was an honored woman among the Puritans.
• That she was a traveling nurse who also gave out advice.

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