Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the holiday referred to in the title of Chapter 21?
2. Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?"
3. In what month does this "obscure night" take place in Chapter 12?
4. How many years have passed so far in this novel, in Chapter 13?
5. What does Pearl do when Dimmesdale kisses her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the public officials in Chapter 22, many of whom were real historical figures (figures such as Bradstreet, Endicott, etc.)?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Hester ask of Chillingworth?
3. Why do Hester and Pearl gather with other townspeople at the beginning of Chapter 21?
4. Why does Chillingworth attempt to stop Hester and Pearl from joining Dimmesdale on the scaffold?
5. Where does Dimmesdale go at the beginning of Chapter 12, and why?
6. Why, in Chapter 18, does Hester remove the scarlet letter and fling it into a brook?
7. How does Hawthorne describe Dimmesdale, either physically or emotionally, at the beginning of Chapter 13?
8. In Chapter 13, Hawthorne says that some people would think that Hester's scarlet letter stands for "Able." Why?
9. In Chapter 14, why is Chillingworth in the woods?
10. What does Pearl do with the seaweed she finds, and what does it show about her as a character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hawthorne plays with the notion of a happy ending near the end of the novel, teasing the reader with the notion that Dimmesdale and Hester might indeed live out a happily-ever-after ending. Consider the fates of the three major characters (Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth) and argue whether they experienced a happy ending or not. Be sure to use comparative analysis and textual examples.
Essay Topic 2
Much of the emotional struggle in this novel comes from a tension between public shame and private guilt. In an analytical essay, explain what each of these terms means in the scope of this novel, and how Hawthorne dramatizes each idea. Be sure to interpret them in terms of the fictional elements (characterization, setting, plot action, mood, etc.) Hawthorne uses to demonstrate them.
Essay Topic 3
Offer a compare and contrast essay about the two major male characters in this book, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth. Be sure to include analytical description of their looks and physical aspects, their emotional states, their motivations, and their conduct.
|
This section contains 926 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
