Scarlet Letter Review

Pearl is considered to be the living embodiment of the scarlet letter. This is an example of what?

• Symbolism
• Personification
• Anthromorpism
• Mood

One of the main themes in The Scarlet Letter is...

• Destiny
• Alienation
• Mutability
• There's a theme?

Where do Hester and Pearl live?

• On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.
• In Boston, in a small house.
• With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her.
• On the street, because Hester cannot support herself.

True/False: Nathaniel Hawthorne supported strict Puritan judgement towards others.

• True
• False

Who does Hester recognize in the standing in the crowd beneath the scaffold?

• Pearl's father

• Her husband

• Her father

• Her mother

What does Dimmesdale do in private?

• Torture himself
• Write letters to Hester
• Write a confession speech
• Confess to God

Why does Dimmesdale run to the scaffold in the middle of the night?

• To hide from Chillingworth

• To meet Chillingworth

• To pretend to confess

• To meet Hester

How does Dimmesdale change after he and Hester decide to leave town?

• He becomes sicker with guilt
• He feels guilt free and begins to misbehave
• He is terrified of Chillingworth
• He is really nice to everyone he meets

What does Chillingworth do for Pearl at the end of the novel?

• He doesn't do anything

• Leaves her an inheritance

• Pays for her to attend school

• Sends her away from the town

What does Chillingworth represent in the novel?

• Intelligence
• Revenge
• Age
• Kindness