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The Scarlet Letter


1. The novel takes place in the town of_______. a. Boston b. New York c. Philadelphia d. Salem 2. The action is set in the _______ century. a. eighteenth b. sixteenth c. nineteenth d. seventeenth 3. The building described in Chapter 1 is a ________. a. church b. town hall c. prison d. mausoleum 4. The plant in front of this building holds a wild________. a. rose b. lily c. tulip d. carnation 5. When we first see her, Hester is carrying a ________. a. dress b. baby c. book d. key 6. The scarlet letter refers to Hesters crime of________. a. contempt b. murder c. heresy d. adultery 7. Hesters crime normally brings the punishment of ________. a. death b. life imprisonment c. banishment d. starvation

8. The person who publicly urges Hester to tell the name of her lover is________. a. Ann Hutchinson b. Mr. Dimmesdale c. the stranger d. Mistress Hibbins 9. _________ makes Hester promise not to reveal his identity. a. Chillingworth b. Bellingham c. Dimmesdale d. The Indian

10. The townspeople whom Hester comforts in their distress begin to say that the scarlet letter stands for _______. a. Affectionate b. Able c. Adult d. Angel 11. In Chapter 16 Hester waits to meet _______ in the forest. a. Dimmesdale b. Chillingworth c. Pearl d. Mistress Hibbins Pearl has noticed several times that Dimmesdale often has his hand ________. a. in his pocket b. over his heart c. over his eyes d. stretched before him

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13. Hester expresses her sense of freedom in Chapter 18 by _______ the scarlet letter. a. removing b. covering c. pointing to d. tearing up

True/ False 1.______ Chillingworth disguises his true identify because he does not want to share Hesters public shame. 2. ______ Chillingworth believes Dimmesdales disease is purely physical. 3. ______ Some townspeople come to feel that Chillingworth is an agent of the devil. 4. ______ Chillingworth slyly tries to persuade Dimmesdale to confess his innermost secrets 5. ______ Dimmesdale voluntarily reveals a strange mark on his breast to Chillingworth 6. ______ When Dimmesdale accuses himself of sin, the members of his congregation reject him. 7. ______ Dimmesdale secretly whips himself with a bloody scourge. 8. ______ During the ministers vigil on the scaffold, he speaks to the Reverend Wilson. 9. ______ Pearl urges Dimmesdale to come down from the scaffold and return home. 10. ______ Dimmesdales and the sextons interpretation of the meteor are different. 11. ______ Pearl is glad that Hester has removed the scarlet letter. 12. _______ Pearl washes off Dimmesdales kiss in the brook. 13. _______ Dimmesdale has been chosen to preach an Election Sermon. 14. _______ Indians and sailors join the townspeople in watching the holiday procession. 15. ________ The shipmaster tells Hester he cannot take her to England. 16. _______ Hester stands near the scaffold to listen to Dimmesdale deliver the sermon 17. ________ After the church service concludes, Dimmesdale looks joyful and confident 18. _______ Just before his death Dimmesdale prays that God may forgive Chillingworths sin. 19. _______ Chillingworth lives for many years after Dimmesdales death 20. _______ After Hester returns to Boston, she voluntarily wears the scarlet letter for the rest of her life.

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