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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) The Pastor and His Parishoner.
(b) The Pastor and His Parish.
(c) The Pastor and the Thief.
(d) The Pastor and His Lover.

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

8. 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.

9. When Dimmesdale exclaims, "O Thou to whom I dare not life mine eyes," whom is he addressing?
(a) God.
(b) Chillingworth.
(c) Hester.
(d) Wilson.

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

11. Why will Pearl not come to Hester in Chapter 19?
(a) She has taken off the letter.
(b) She is across the brook.
(c) She is talking with a man.
(d) She is angry at her mother.

12. Who is said to ride "with Satan through the air?"
(a) Bats.
(b) Demons.
(c) Banshees.
(d) Witches.

13. Why, according to Pearl, does sunshine "run away and hide itself" from Hester?
(a) Because of her long gray dress.
(b) Because of the foliage.
(c) Because of the scarlet letter.
(d) Because of her fair skin.

14. How does the narrator characterize Dimmesdale's sermon?
(a) The narrator ignores it.
(b) The narrator exhalts it.
(c) The narrator neither praises nor diminshes it.
(d) The narrator disparages it.

15. 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 no longer needs his services as doctor.
(c) That he knows who Hester's lover is.
(d) That he knows Chillingworth's true identity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group of people leads the procession referred to in the title of Chapter 22?

3. Next to whom is Hester Prynne eventually buried?

4. Dimmesdale's voice is compared to what natural phenomenon in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 14, the narrator symbolized the truth by what?

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