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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who retrieves the object that Hester flings away?
(a) No one.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Hester.
(d) Pearl.

4. What is the holiday referred to in the title of Chapter 21?
(a) Easter.
(b) Halloween.
(c) The arrival of the new governor.
(d) The birth of the new prince.

5. Hester says that Pearl is "strange" and what at first?
(a) Outgoing.
(b) Creepy.
(c) Familar.
(d) Shy.

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

7. Whom does Hester decide to seek out for a meeting at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Her (former) husband.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her confessor.
(d) Her lover.

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

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

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

11. Despite his triumph in delivering the sermon in Chapter 23, how does Dimmesdale appear?
(a) "Hale and hearty."
(b) "Feeble and pale."
(c) "Delicate and forlorn."
(d) "Wanton and wan."

12. "Its ranks were filled with gentlemen, who felt the stirrings of martial impulse" describes which group of men in the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22?
(a) The public officials.
(b) The musicians.
(c) The clergy.
(d) The soliders.

13. What is Dimmesdale's "own red stigma"?
(a) Pearl.
(b) An "A" carved in his chest.
(c) His guilt.
(d) A scarlet letter he wears underneath his jacket.

14. John Wilson is described as having what relationship to Dimmesdale?
(a) One of his fatherly teachers.
(b) One of his mystical mates.
(c) One of his clerical brethern.
(d) One of his holy fathers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Hester in Chapter 16, where does she tell Pearl she got the scarlet letter?

3. How does the narrator characterize Dimmesdale's sermon?

4. Where have Hester and Dimmesdale decided would be the best place to escape to?

5. What marks particular attendants of the holiday as members of their forest settlements?

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