The Scarlet Letter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Scarlet Letter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?

2. Who is the patient referred to in the title of Chapter 10?

3. What does Hawthorne find in a "mysterious package" in the Custom-House?

4. Why does Hester stay in New England?

5. The title of Chapter 5 refers to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hawthorne decide to republish the offending introduction?

3. As the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale develops in Chapter 9, what do the townspeople begin to suspect about Dimmesdale and why?

4. When Hester delivers gloves to the governor, what is the other reason for her going there?

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

6. What is Dimmesdale's argument for keeping Hester and Pearl together?

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

8. What does Hawthorne say the purpose of the eagle is, which hangs in front of the building?

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

10. Describe the setting Hawthorne describes of the busy wharf.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Specific colors play a role in telling the story, especially the colors red and black. While "red" is manifested in the scarlet letter (and other symbolic objects), "black" often remains a metaphorical color in this novel. Write an analytical essay that examines Hawthorne's use of these colors, in terms of metaphor as well as literal meaning in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Hester Prynne is a single mother in Puritan New England. Explain and analyze the way Hawthorne characterizes her, using specific examples of his technique, as well as the way he dramatizes her psychology. Be sure to consider the choices Hester makes/is forced to make throughout the novel. Is Hester a strong character or a weak one? What do you think of the way she has conducted herself? Back up your arguments with specific textual examples.

Essay Topic 3

One way that Hawthorne has structured this novel is symmetrical, with sets of mirror images radiating from a central chapter. Offering at least one example of this kind of symmetry, as well as examples of Hawthorne's reliance on "mirror images" or opposites for other purposes of this narrative, analyze the structure of this novel. You may want to concentrate on the very beginning of the narrative proper, the middle, and the very end to establish you clear vision of the "shape" or structure of the narrative.

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