Scarlet Letter First Half

What do the ministers and magistrates determine should be Hester's official punishment?

• Wear the "A" until the father is revealed.

• Isolation.

• Death.

• Wear the "A" for the rest of her natural life.

What plan do Hester and Dimmesdale come up with in the forest?

• Leave in a few weeks on a ship for Spain.

• Hide in an Indian wigwam.

• Run away and settle in a town along the New England coast.

• Take a ship in four days to Bristol.

The author of The Scarlet Letter is

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

• Washington Irving

• Edgar Allen Poe

Dimmesdale dies moments after he

• Stands before the whole town and Admits his sin and acknowledges he is Pearl's father

• Leaves for Bristol England

• Is poisoned by Chillingworth

• Tells the town Chillingworth's secret

Dimmesdale constantly place his hand over his heart because 

• He wants to express his joy

• Feels guilt for his sin

• Does not want to preach any longer

• Has a illness that causes chest pain

Chillingworth dies when

• He no longer able to seek revenge

• Relieves Hester loved Dimmesdale

• He is captured by indians

• He become ill in a plague

Who is often described as “elf-like”?

• Pearl

• Hester

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Mistress Hibbins

Who tries to tempt Rev. Dimmesdale to meet with the devil in the woods?

• Pearl

• Hester

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Governor Billingham

• Mistress Hibbins

Who is publicly shamed for being a sinner?

• Pearl

• Hester

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Mistress Hibbins

Who questions whether Hester is fit to be a parent?

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Mistress Hibbins

• Governor Billingham