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The Scarlet Letter | Quiz

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Scarlet Letter | Quiz

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1)

Why does Hester stay in New England? (from Chapter 5)

She enjoys whaling.
She enjoys the brisk winter.
Her family is there.
It is the scene of her crime.
2)

Despite his triumph in delivering the sermon in Chapter 23, how does Dimmesdale appear? (from Chapter 23)

"Hale and hearty."
"Feeble and pale."
"Wanton and wan."
"Delicate and forlorn."
3)

What is Hester delivering to the governor's house when she goes there in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

Gloves.
A scarf.
Bonnets.
Lace.
4)

Which one of the following descriptions does not apply to Pearl? (from Chapter 6)

"sole treasure"
"airy sprite"
"little elf"
"beautiful munchkin"
5)

When Wilson asks Pearl who made her, what does she answer? (from Chapter 8)

That Hester had made her alone.
That Dimmesdale is her father.
That her mother had picked her off a rose bush.
That a stork had delivered her.
6)

Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11? (from Chapter 11)

Mage.
Magician.
Warlock.
Spellcaster.
7)

How does the narrator characterize Dimmesdale's sermon? (from Chapter 23)

The narrator disparages it.
The narrator ignores it.
The narrator neither praises nor diminshes it.
The narrator exhalts it.
8)

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for Dimmesdale's "red stigma"? (from Chapter 24)

The minister did it to himself.
God did it.
Hester put it there.
Chillingworth did it.
9)

Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see out the window at the end of Chapter 10? (from Chapter 10)

Just Pearl.
Just Hester.
Their own reflections.
Hester and Pearl.
10)

Who is to wear the thing Hester is delivering to the governor's house? (from Chapter 7)

The governor's servants.
The governor's daughter.
The governor himself.
The governor's wife.
11)

According to Dimmesdale, Chillingworth's revenge has been "____ than [his] sin"? (from Chapter 17)

Darker.
Deeper.
Eviler.
Blacker.
12)

Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?" (from Chapter 12)

On his chest.
On Hester.
On Pearl.
On his forehead.
13)

At the governor's house when the men are debating Hester's custody, what does one of them say Pearl should have been named? (from Chapter 8)

Pinkie, Cora or Rosa.
Ruby, Coral or Red Rose.
Ruby, Scarlet or Roseanna.
Scarlet, Rose or Diamond.
14)

What does Dimmesdale tell Chillingworth while he is writing the sermon is Chapter 20? (from Chapter 20)

That he no longer needs his services as doctor.
That he knows who Hester's lover is.
That he knows Chillingworth's true identity.
That he is feeling close to death.
15)

Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?" (from Chapter 6)

The governor's family.
The Indians.
The Dutch.
The Puritans.
16)

According to Hester in Chapter 16, where does she tell Pearl she got the scarlet letter? (from Chapter 16)

From the Black Man.
From the Dark Reverend.
From the Dark Man.
From Mistress Hibbins.
17)

Dimmesdale learns that he is preach what important sermon? (from Chapter 20)

The Election sermon.
Chillingworth's funeral sermon.
The Inauguration sermon.
Hester's marriage sermon.
18)

In Chapter 14, the narrator symbolized the truth by what? (from Chapter 14)

"A mysterious maze."
"A tall white pedestal."
"A red-hot iron."
"A fletched arrow."
19)

This group in the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22 was showing "a stamp of majesty that made the warrior's haughty stride look vulgar"? (from Chapter 22)

The soldiers.
The public officials.
The musicians.
The sailors.
20)

What had Dimmesdale been doing to himself? (from Chapter 24)

He had been treating his own illness.
He had been self-flagellating.
He had been fasting.
He had been staying awake all night.
21)

Which description does not apply to Dimmesdale? (from Chapter 10)

Nervous temperament.
Sensitive.
Weak frame.
Healthy.
22)

When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15? (from Chapter 15)

She does not give an answer.
She says it stands for Able.
She says it is a witch's mark.
She says it stands for Adultry
23)

Where does the minister go in the beginning of Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12)

To church.
To the governor's.
To the scaffold.
To Hester's.
24)

Where does Dimmesdale hold his hand often throughout the novel? (from Chapter 16)

Clutching the Bible.
In his pocket.
Over his heart.
Over his eyes.
25)

How does Hester dress her daughter? (from Chapter 6)

In the "richest tissue."
In "paler loveliness."
In "rustic weeds."
In "infinite variety."
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