The Scarlet Letter - Ch. 16-20 Quiz
Authored by Jennifer Markle
English
11th Grade
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This quiz focuses on chapters 16-20 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's *The Scarlet Letter*, covering the pivotal forest meeting between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. The content is appropriate for 11th grade students studying American Romantic literature, as it requires sophisticated analysis of symbolism, character motivation, and thematic development. Students need to understand the complex relationships between the main characters—particularly the seven-year separation between Hester and Dimmesdale, Chillingworth's role as psychological tormentor, and Pearl's function as both symbol and catalyst. The questions assess students' comprehension of key symbolic moments such as Hester's removal of the scarlet letter by the brook, Pearl's rejection of Dimmesdale's affection, and the characters' plan to escape to Europe. Students must grasp the psychological and moral dimensions of Puritan guilt, the nature of hidden sin versus public shame, and Hawthorne's use of natural imagery to reflect character emotions and moral states. Created by Jennifer Markle, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 11. This comprehensive quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of these crucial chapters before moving to the novel's climactic conclusion. Teachers can use this quiz as a reading check to ensure students have completed the assigned chapters with attention to detail, or as a review activity before class discussions about the forest scene's significance in the novel's overall structure. The questions work particularly well for homework assignments or as warm-up activities to begin class sessions focused on character analysis and thematic exploration. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence, RL.11-12.3 for analyzing character development, and RL.11-12.4 for determining meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, helping students develop the close reading skills essential for success with challenging literary texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What Pearl "catches" but Hester can't....
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The object in the forest that Pearl asks her mother why it is sad and to which Hester replies that if Pearl had a sorrow like hers, she might understand the sadness.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Early in their conversation, what Dimmedsale asks Hester if she found.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Early in their conversation, what Dimmesdale tells Hester he wished he had over these long seven years.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What Dimmesdale tells Hester he cannot do when she reveals to him Chillingworth's true identity.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The number of years it has been since Dimmesdale and Hester have been alone with one another.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The one who is "worse than even the polluted priest," who "violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart."
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
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