The Scarlet Letter ch. 1-10

What does the scarlet letter "A" stand for on Hester's bosom?

• Abolitionist

• Adulteress

• Angel

• Atheist

What grows outside the prison? (a)  

• A pinetree
• A large oak tree
• An apple tree
• A rosebush

How long must Hester wear the scarlet letter? 

• Until she moves away

• Until she reveals the name of her lover

• The rest of her life 

• All of the above

What was the severest possible punishment for adultery in the Massachusetts colony during the Puritan 1850s?

• Deportation 

• Branding the letter on the body

• Dismembership

• Capital Punishment 

Chillingworth made Hester swear not to reveal that he ...

• was Pearl's father.

• had no medical degree.

• is a sorcerer

• was her husband.

Who speaks and asks Hester to identify the father of the baby while she is standing on the scaffold?

• Governor Bellingham

• Rev. Wilson

• Mistress Hibbins

• Rev. Dimmesdale

When the governor asks Pearl where she comes from, what is Pearl's response?

• The Heavenly Father

• I was plucked from the wild rosebush by the prison door

• I am a child of the Devil's work, but God is stealing me away

• I am a fatherless child

Who suggested that Pearl needs to be taken from Hester and given to a good home with good parents to raise her?

• Roger Chillingworth

• Governor Billingham

• Rev. Wilson

• Rev. Dimmsdale

Who is the leech?

• Pearl

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Roger Chillingworth

• Rev. Wilson

Hester Prynne becomes a master...

• Cook

• nurse wife

• seamstress

• teacher