The Scarlet Letter: Ch. 9-16

Of what is Pearl a living embodiment?

• A. the letter

• B. revenge

• C. the law

• D. her father

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Why do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth move into the same house?

• A. Chillingworth convinces Dimmesdale it will help him.

• B. Reverend Wilson commands Dimmesdale to do so.

• C. Dimmesdale’s parishioners insist he do so for his health.

• D. To keep an eye on Hester and Pearl.

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The governor allows Hester to keep Pearl because she

• A. has taught her the correct answers to his questions.

• B. Reverend Wilson recommends it.

• C. Chillingworth argues it will be best for the child.

• D. Dimmesdale convinces him it will save their souls.

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The leech is

• A. the doctor.

• B. the minister.

• C. Pearl.

• D. Hester.

Why did Dimmesdale rush from the room to end the conversation with Roger Chillingworth?

• A. to tend to an urgent call

• B. to make Chillingworth angry

• C. to keep from hitting Chillingworth

• D. to keep from being trapped into a confession

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Where did Dimmesdale go at midnight during his vigil?

• A. to the forest

• B. to Hester’s house

• C. to the scaffold

• D. to see Chillingworth

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What did Pearl ask Dimmesdale?

• A. If he was her father

• B. If he was the Black Man

• C. If he would stand in daylight with her and Hester

• D. If he would help her mother provide for her

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The “sign” the meteor made in the sky was

• A. a crucifix.

• B. an A.

• C. a pitchfork

• D. an angel.

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The irony of Dimmesdale’s sermons is that

• A. he wants to be caught and punished so he can leave town with Hester.

• B. he feels better when he confesses even though the parishioners do not understand.

• C. his parishioners think he is more of a saint when he tells them he is a horrible sinner.

• D. he never tells the congregation what an awful person he is.

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Chillingworth begins to dance around like a fiend or devil when he

• A. sees what is under the minister’s shirt.

• B. sees the minister on the scaffold.

• C. sees the “A” in the sky.

• D. hears Hester and the minister talk.

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