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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to haunt the forest outside town, carrying a big, heavy book with him?
(a) The Dark Reverend.
(b) The Black Man.
(c) The Evil Man.
(d) The Dark Man.

2. While she is playing, Pearl makes a little boat out of what?
(a) Birch bark.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Sea weed.
(d) Sand dollars.

3. According to Dimmesdale, Chillingworth's revenge has been "____ than [his] sin"?
(a) Deeper.
(b) Eviler.
(c) Blacker.
(d) Darker.

4. What does Hester threaten to do at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Escape Boston.
(b) Betray Chillingworth's identity.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Reveal the name of her lover.

5. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Wildflowers.
(c) Maple leaves.
(d) Sand and driftwood.

6. Why, according to Pearl, does sunshine "run away and hide itself" from Hester?
(a) Because of the foliage.
(b) Because of her fair skin.
(c) Because of her long gray dress.
(d) Because of the scarlet letter.

7. What does Pearl do when Dimmesdale kisses her?
(a) She washes it off.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She wipes it on Hester's scarlet letter.
(d) She kisses him back.

8. Where is Hester when Chillingworth leaves, "his gray beard almost" touching the ground?
(a) In church.
(b) In the woods.
(c) At the governor's.
(d) At the roominghouse.

9. Why will Pearl not come to Hester in Chapter 19?
(a) She is talking with a man.
(b) She is across the brook.
(c) She is angry at her mother.
(d) She has taken off the letter.

10. What does Hester tell Dimmesdale about Chillingworth in Chapter 17?
(a) That he is really a Catholic.
(b) That he is on an undercover mission for the governor.
(c) That he is her husband.
(d) That he is not really a doctor.

11. What does Dimmesdale tell Chillingworth while he is writing the sermon is Chapter 20?
(a) That he knows Chillingworth's true identity.
(b) That he is feeling close to death.
(c) That he knows who Hester's lover is.
(d) That he no longer needs his services as doctor.

12. What group of people leads the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22?
(a) The clergy.
(b) The musicians.
(c) The public officials.
(d) The soldiers.

13. What color is the letter A Pearl fashions for herself out of natural objects ?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

14. What, in Chapter 13, "glimmers" with an "unearthly ray"?
(a) Pearl's eyes.
(b) The meteor/falling star.
(c) Chillingworth's malice.
(d) The scarlet letter.

15. Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?"
(a) On his chest.
(b) On Hester.
(c) On Pearl.
(d) On his forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pearl recognizes a man in the procession who did what?

2. What is the title of Chapter 18?

3. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?

4. Who is the "grim, ugly-eyed old man" who recognizes Pearl?

5. Why do Hester and Dimmesdale chose the place they do to escape to?

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