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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hester mean when she says "Thou shalt not go alone" at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) That Chillingworth will follow Dimmesdale.
(b) That she will send Pearl with Dimmesdale.
(c) That Dimmesdale should not leave.
(d) That she will run away with Dimmesdale.

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

3. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Shame.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Despair.

4. In Chapter 14, the narrator symbolized the truth by what?
(a) "A tall white pedestal."
(b) "A red-hot iron."
(c) "A fletched arrow."
(d) "A mysterious maze."

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

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

7. What metal is the previously mentioned book and pen associated with?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Iron.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Why do Hester and Dimmesdale chose the place they do to escape to?
(a) Hester's profession.
(b) Dimmesdale's health.
(c) Dimmedale's profession.
(d) Hester's criminal record.

14. Where is the ship the Spanish Main sailing?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Boston.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Atlanta.

15. Who are the "rough-looking desperadoes, with sun-blackened faces" at the holiday in Chapter 21?
(a) Puritans.
(b) Indians.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Englishmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hester says that Pearl is "strange" and what at first?

2. Who is said to haunt the forest outside town, carrying a big, heavy book with him?

3. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?

4. What color is the letter A Pearl fashions for herself out of natural objects ?

5. What is Dimmesdale's "own red stigma"?

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