Scarlet Letter Quiz Chapters 1-4

According to Puritanical tradition, Hester's punishment is

• merciful because adultery is usually punishable by death

• educational because adultery is caused by ignorance

• harsh because adultery is usually ignored

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The prison door most likely represents

• a dirty, rusted old door separating Hester from her daughter

• Puritanical severity of law and the authority of the regime

• the strength of Hester's determination

• an escape route for Hester

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The Puritans were

• greedy and dishonest

• easygoing and funny

• judgmental and righteous

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When Hester finally accepts the reality of the scarlet letter, her reaction is

• anguish

• laughter

• ambivalence

• optimism

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Hester is punished because she

• had an affair and a baby out of wedlock

• refused to stand with the baby on the scaffold

• wanted to leave the colony

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The letter on Hester's dress is surprising because it is

• bright red and beautifully embroidered

• said to be the initial of her lover's first name

• identical to the letter on her child's gown

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Governor Wilson implores __________________ to address Hester on the platform.

• Bellingham

• Chillingworth

• Dimmesdale

• Pearl

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The deformed stranger is angered to learn that:

• Hester will not be given the death penalty

• the baby has had to be jailed with her mother

• Hester's partner has not been brought to justice

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When Hester recognizes the stranger, she is relieved that she doesn't have to face him alone because he is

• her husband

• the reverend

• the person who jailed her

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At first, Hester believes the doctor

• was sent by the devil to take her soul

• is trying to poison her and her baby

• is sent by the governor to get her to confess

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