Some sample questions from this category:
* Which of the following is the title for Hawthorne's introduction to his novel "The Scarlet Letter"?
* In "Young Goodman Brown", who is the first character to address the old traveler as "the Devil"?
* In "The Ambitious Guest", where does the young man say he is going after he settles for the evening at the lodge?
* What is the minister's name in "The Minister's Black Veil"?
* What book did Hawthorne dedicate to his friend, former President Franklin Pierce?
* In "Ethan Brand", what is left in Bartram's kiln at the end of the story?
* In "My Kinsman, Major Molineux", after Robin's kinsman passes through town in disgrace, the townspeople laugh. How does Robin react?
* In "Roger Malvin's Burial", what does Reuben leave near Roger's body to mark the place so he can find his way back?
* Which short story features Aylmer and Georgiana?
* In which short story does Hawthorne describe a woman wearing a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery?
* Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, a descendant of John Hathorne, a judge. What was John's claim to fame?
* The narrator of this novel, Miles Coverdale, shares the same name as a Bible translator.
* What is the name of the idealist in Hawthorne?s "House of Seven Gables," who eventually learns to temper his optimism?
* In "The Blithedale Romance," the narrator visits a utopian farm, where he meets a haughty, seductive woman. What is her name?
* Who is the father of Pearl in Hawthorne?s "The Scarlet Letter"?
* What short story begins, "In some old magazine or newspaper, I recollect a story, told as truth, of a man [. . . ] who absented himself for a long time from his wife."
* What is the name of the minister who dons a black veil in one of Hawthorne?s short stories?
* Hawthorne wrote a biography of this American President.
* The scarlet letter that Hester was forced to wear was probably a(n):
* Which of the following is *not* a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
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