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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggests that Pearl will have a child of her own at the end of the novel?
(a) Hester calls herself "Grandma Hester."
(b) Hester is sewing infant clothes.
(c) Pearl's stomach is large.
(d) Pearl has gotten married quickly.

2. In Chapter 19, how does Dimmesdale say Pearl looks?
(a) "Strangely beautiful."
(b) "Strangely familiar."
(c) "Uncannily adorable."
(d) "Uncannily strange."

3. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister-in-law.
(c) His sister.
(d) No relation.

4. What is the title of Chapter 18?
(a) A River of Tears.
(b) A Flood of Brightness.
(c) A Flood of Sunshine.
(d) An Ectasy of Light.

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

6. Dimmesdale's voice is compared to what natural phenomenon in Chapter 23?
(a) Twisting branches of a dead oak.
(b) Patter of raindrops on the roof.
(c) Swelling waves of the sea.
(d) Surging wind of the coast.

7. Whom does Dimmesdale set out to meet?
(a) Disciple Ellison.
(b) Apostle Eliot.
(c) Apostle Elias.
(d) Disciple Adrian.

8. Where does the minister go in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) To the governor's.
(b) To the scaffold.
(c) To church.
(d) To Hester's.

9. Dimmesdale claims that his scarlet letter burns how?
(a) On his soul.
(b) On the inside.
(c) In God's eyes.
(d) In secret.

10. What had Dimmesdale been doing to himself?
(a) He had been staying awake all night.
(b) He had been self-flagellating.
(c) He had been fasting.
(d) He had been treating his own illness.

11. What describes Dimmesdale's hand, when Hester touches it?
(a) "Chill as death."
(b) "Clammy."
(c) "Cold as ice. "
(d) "Frozen."

12. Who is mentioned in Chapter 13 as a "foundress of a religious sect?"
(a) Hibbins.
(b) Hutichison.
(c) Bradstreet.
(d) Mother Theresa.

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

14. What facial expression of Chillingworth displays his true malice, which the narrator calls "his blackness" in Chapter 14?
(a) A shrug.
(b) A smile.
(c) A grimace.
(d) A wink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dimmesdale imagine a "scarlet token?"

2. What group of people leads the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22?

3. When Pearl will not cross the brook, what does Hester tell her she can leap like?

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

5. Dimmesdale learns that he is preach what important sermon?

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