Scarlet Letter Test Review 2023

Who questions whether Hester is fit to be a parent?

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Mistress Hibbins

• Governor Bellingham

After she is released from prison, Hester goes to live where?

• In another city in the colony of Massachusetts

• Within the city of Boston

• On the outskirts of Boston

• With Roger Chillingworth

What is the first thing that Pearl sees as a baby?

• The rosebush

• Hester

• The scarlet letter on Hester's chest

• The inside of a prison cell

When John Wilson asks Pearl who who maker is, Pearl replies:

• That sin made her

• That she was plucked off of a rose bush

• That Hester and Dimmesdale made her

• That God made her

Which of the following is a method Dimmesdale uses to punish himself for his sins?

• Scourging or whipping

• Fasting

• Vigils (extended periods of wakefulness and/or prayer)

• All of the above

What year is it when the novel begins?

• 1850

• 1642

• 1650

• 1750

What does the narrator find in the second story of the Custom House?

• A scarlet rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• A black rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• The tale of Hester Prynne's life
• Moths

The narrator pretends that who or what speaks to him?

• The ghost of General Prynne
• The ghost of Surveyor Pue
• The scarlet letter
• The ghost of Hester Prynne

Identify the speaker: "Had they taken her from me, I would willingly have gone with thee into the forest, and signed my name in the Black Man’s book too, and that with mine own blood!”

• Arthur

• Mistress Hibbins

• Hester

• Pearl

What sensation does the narrator relay when he holds the scarlet letter up to his chest?

• A burning sensation
• A chilling sensation
• A warm, loving sensation
• A sensation of hatred