The Scarlet Letter

(Chapter 1) What is the name of the colony in which the story takes place?

• Jamestown

• New England Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth Colony

(Chapter 1) Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?

• The forest

• The front of the prison

• The graveyard

• The hospital

(Chapter 1) For what 2 practical necessities did the new colony set aside land?

• Ice cream shop and bakery

• graveyard and cemetary

• prison and cemetery

• church and daycare

What is the significance of the scarlet letter "A" which is embroidered on Hester's gown? 

• Angel
• Adulteress
• Apathetic
• Abolitionist

(Chapter 2) What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness at the beginning of the novel?

• The public humiliation of Hester Prynne

• The public execution of Hester Prynne

• The birth of Pearl

(Chapter 3) The stranger who appears at the outskirts of the crowd while Hester stands on the scaffold is slightly deformed in what way?

• His eyes seem too big for his head

• He has six fingers on his left hand

• His nose is growing out of his cheek

• His shoulders are uneven

(Chapter 2) How long must Hester wear the scarlet letter?

• The rest of her life

• Until she reveals the name of her lover

• Until she moves away

• All of the above

(Chapter 3) What does Reverend Dimmesdale try to convince Hester to do?

• beg for forgiveness

• reveal the name of the baby's father

• continue to redeem herself

• take off the letter A

(Chapter 4) What name does her husband go by now?

• Will Turner

• Arthur Dimmesdale

• William Bradford

• Roger Chillingworth

(Chapter 4) What promise does Hester make to her husband?

• She will love him

• She will divorce him

• She will not reveal his true identity

• she will tell him the identity of the baby's father