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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 is sewing infant clothes.
(b) Pearl has gotten married quickly.
(c) Hester calls herself "Grandma Hester."
(d) Pearl's stomach is large.

2. Which of the following is NOT used by the narrator to describe Pearl in Chapter 21?
(a) Bird-like.
(b) Effervescent.
(c) Dour.
(d) Gem-like.

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

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

5. Why is Dimmesdale at the town center Chapter 12?
(a) To stand side by side with Hester.
(b) To shame Hester.
(c) To trick Chillingworth.
(d) To proclaim his guilt in public.

6. When Pearl will not cross the brook, what does Hester tell her she can leap like?
(a) Young deer.
(b) Bull frog.
(c) Little girls.
(d) Giant grasshopper.

7. When Hester exclaims "better he had died at once!," to whom is she referring in Chapter 14?
(a) The new governor.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) The old governor.
(d) Dimmesdale.

8. What is the title of Chapter 20?
(a) "The Minister in the Middle."
(b) "The Mysterious Minister."
(c) "The Minister in a Maze."
(d) "The Minister in the Mirror."

9. In what month does this "obscure night" take place in Chapter 12?
(a) May.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) August.

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

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

12. 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"?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The sailors.
(c) The musicians.
(d) The public officials.

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

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

15. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) Hester and the Physician.
(b) The Doctor and Mrs. Chillingworth.
(c) The Magical Doctor.
(d) Hester and the Magician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 18?

2. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?

3. Who retrieves the object that Hester flings away?

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

5. What facial expression of Chillingworth displays his true malice, which the narrator calls "his blackness" in Chapter 14?

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