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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "grim, ugly-eyed old man" who recognizes Pearl?
(a) The old jailer.
(b) Hester's former husband.
(c) The old governor.
(d) Her father.

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

3. What does Chillingworth say in Chapter 14 the town council has been debating?
(a) Whether to arrest Hester again.
(b) Whether to take away the scarlet letter.
(c) Whether to take away Pearl from Hester.
(d) Whether to exile Hester from Boston.

4. Who inherited money and property from Chillingworth?
(a) The church.
(b) Hester.
(c) Pearl.
(d) His biological children.

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

6. What marks particular attendants of the holiday as members of their forest settlements?
(a) Their rough speech.
(b) Their long hair.
(c) Their deer-skin clothing.
(d) Their scarlet F's.

7. When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15?
(a) She says it is a witch's mark.
(b) She says it stands for Able.
(c) She says it stands for Adultry
(d) She does not give an answer.

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 public officials.
(c) The sailors.
(d) The musicians.

15. "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 clergy.
(b) The public officials.
(c) The musicians.
(d) The soliders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hester when Chillingworth leaves, "his gray beard almost" touching the ground?

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

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

4. According to Dimmesdale, Chillingworth's revenge has been "____ than [his] sin"?

5. Which of the following is NOT used by the narrator to describe Pearl in Chapter 21?

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