Scarlet Letter Test

What is the climax of the novel

• Dimmesdale confesses his sin in front of the townspeople

• Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the forest

• Hester is placed on the scaffold to receive her punishment

• Pearl asks her mother what the scarlet letter meant

Before arriving in New England, Hester Prynne was married.

• True

• False

After being charged with adultery, Hester and Pearl go back to England.

• True

• False

Hester and Chillingworth are about the same age.

• True

• False

Reverend Dimmesdale keeps his hand over his heart because is in constant agony and physical pain.

• True

• False

Over time, the people in Hester's community begin to like and respect her.

• True

• False

When Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the forest, they decided to run away to another community in New England.

• True

• False

At the end of the book, Hester and Pearl return to England.

• True

• False

When Hester returns to her cottage at the end of the story, she no longer wears the scarlet letter.

• True

• False

Hester is buried beside Chillingworth after she dies.

• True

• False