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The Scarlet Letter Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. At the governor's house when the men are debating Hester's custody, what does one of them say Pearl should have been named?
(a) Pinkie, Cora or Rosa.
(b) Scarlet, Rose or Diamond.
(c) Ruby, Scarlet or Roseanna.
(d) Ruby, Coral or Red Rose.

2. Hawthorne writes of his surprise and what in the first lines of the preface?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Detriment.
(d) Joy.

3. According to Hawthorne, the reaction could not have been more violent if...?
(a) He had committed adultery.
(b) He had kidnapped someone.
(c) He had burned down the Custom-House.
(d) He had murdered someone.

4. What quiets Pearl in this when she wants something from the governor's garden?
(a) Her obedience to Hester.
(b) The gardener gives her what she wants.
(c) Her nanny.
(d) The appearance of the governor.

5. Where are Dimmesdale's parents?
(a) Dead.
(b) In Salem.
(c) In Boston.
(d) In England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the grave-yard Hawthorne mentions in his discussion of his ancestors?

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

3. How does Hester dress her daughter?

4. From which city is this preface written?

5. Which man in at the governor's argues that Hester should be allowed to keep Pearl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "The Leech" an appropriate and significant name for this chapter?

2. What does Hawthorne promise to "alter or expunge"?

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

4. Why does Hawthorne say that it is ironic that Pearl is such a beautiful child, in Chapter 6?

5. What happens to Hester when the jailer introduces Chillingworth?

6. What kind of plant stands outside the prison, offering a contrast in color and form? Describe what the narrator says about it.

7. Why does Hester stay in town after she is released from jail in Chapter 5?

8. Describe the people referred to as the five in the following quotation: "If the hussy stood for judgment before us five, that are now here in a knot together"?

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

10. How does Pearl react to other children?

(see the answer keys)

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