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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pearl do when Dimmesdale kisses her?
(a) She wipes it on Hester's scarlet letter.
(b) She kisses him back.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She washes it off.

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

3. Where have Hester and Dimmesdale decided would be the best place to escape to?
(a) Europe.
(b) Salem.
(c) An Indian settlement.
(d) The American South.

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

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

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

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

8. Dimmesdale learns that he is preach what important sermon?
(a) The Election sermon.
(b) Chillingworth's funeral sermon.
(c) The Inauguration sermon.
(d) Hester's marriage sermon.

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

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

11. Pearl recognizes a man in the procession who did what?
(a) Stole money from Hester.
(b) Visited Hester and her in jail.
(c) Kissed her by the brook.
(d) Gave her a red rose from his garden.

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

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

14. What does Hester fling next to the brook?
(a) Chillingworth's herbs.
(b) Her bonnet.
(c) Her scarlet letter.
(d) Dimmesdale's Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Next to whom is Hester Prynne eventually buried?

2. What had Dimmesdale been doing to himself?

3. What is Hester wearing on the public holiday in Chapter 21?

4. While she is playing, Pearl makes a little boat out of what?

5. Dimmesdale claims that his scarlet letter burns how?

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