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WorksheetsThe Scarlet Letter Final Test
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A large, usually impressive building.
a)
Edifice
b)
Sepulchres
c)
Utopia
d)
Allot
2.
A place or state of political or social perfection.
a)
Edifice
b)
Boston
c)
Utopia
d)
Allot
3.
Which of the following is NOT a symbol found in the first chapter?
a)
cemetery
b)
wild rosebush
c)
church
d)
prison
4.
Who is the author of The Scarlet Letter?
a)
Emily Dickinison
b)
Moby Dick
c)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
5.
An allusion is made to what religious leader who is banished because of his/her beliefs?
a)
Isaac Lot
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Ann Hutchinson
6.
What is the name of the colony in which the story takes place?
a)
Jamestown
b)
New England Colony
c)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
d)
Plymouth Colony
7.
How did Puritans view religion and law?
a)
almost identical
b)
opposite extremes
c)
unimportant
d)
the law was supreme
8.
Who is described as being tall, with abundant hair, richness of complexion, and deep black eyes?
a)
Ann Hutchinson
b)
townbeadle
c)
Hester Prynne
d)
Elizabethan women
9.
What are physiognomies?
a)
facts and figures
b)
physics and science
c)
faces and features
d)
space and future
10.
Why did Hawthorne add a "W" to his name?
a)
he didn't - it was always that way
b)
rebelled against his ancestors
c)
he pronounced it incorrectly as a child
d)
he liked the sound of it better
11.
What does haughty mean?
a)
proud
b)
disgusting
c)
scary
d)
large
12.
What is the definition of "ignominy"?
a)
special
b)
sin
c)
obvious
d)
more than three
13.
What color of thread was embroidered on the Scarlet Letter?
a)
brown
b)
green
c)
gold
d)
purple
14.
What are Hester's two realities?
a)
fear and hate
b)
infant and shame
c)
no husband and insecure
d)
friendless and lonely
15.
What profession does Hester assume to make money?
a)
Seamstress
b)
Cook
c)
Artist
d)
Athlete
16.
What grows outside the prison?
a)
A large oak tree
b)
An eggplant
c)
A pinetree
d)
A rosebush
17.
What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter?
a)
New Jersey in the 1800s
b)
Massachusetts in the 1630s
c)
England in the 1600s
d)
Virginia in the 1850s
18.
Which of the following is NOT true about Chillingworth?
a)
He is pretending to be a physician.
b)
He is Hester's husband.
c)
He is the secret father of the baby.
d)
He is intent on revenge.
19.
Pearl is considered to be the living embodiment of the scarlet letter. This is an example of what?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Personification
c)
Anthropomorpism
d)
Mood
20.
What is one of the main themes found in The Scarlet Letter?
a)
Destiny
b)
Alienation
c)
travel
d)
There are no themes
21.
Where do Hester and Pearl live?
a)
On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.
b)
In Boston, in a small house.
c)
With Mistress Hibbins
d)
On the street, they are homeless
22.
What mood is created right from the beginning of the novel?
a)
a joyous mood
b)
a melancholy mood
c)
a condemning mood
d)
a laughing mood
23.
Which of the following is NOT a symbol found in the first chapter?
a)
cemetery
b)
wild rosebush
c)
church
d)
prison
24.
What is the definition of "edifice"?
a)
an old barrel
b)
a large building
c)
a walkway
d)
a hole
25.
"the black flower of civilized society, a prison" is what literary technique?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
paradox
26.
Who is the author of The Scarlet Letter?
a)
Emily Dickinison
b)
Moby Dick
c)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
27.
What event was taking place in the U.S. when the author died?
a)
WWI
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
Korean War
d)
Civil War
28.
How does the narrator characterize the women of "old English birth"?
a)
pale, thin, and fragile
b)
man-like with broad shoulders
c)
silly, lazy, and useless
d)
beyond pretty; gorgeous
29.
How old is Hester's baby when she leaves the prison?
a)
1 month
b)
3 months
c)
1 year
d)
3 years
30.
What does "haughty" mean?
a)
proud
b)
disgusting
c)
scary
d)
large
31.
What is the definition of "ignominy"?
a)
special
b)
sin
c)
obvious
d)
more than three
32.
What effect does the Scarlet letter have on people?
a)
it was like a spell
b)
it made them depressed
c)
it made them happy
d)
it had no effect
33.
What physical feature does Hester notice about he strangely dressed man?
a)
his nose was round and flat
b)
he walked with a limp
c)
he didn't have any hair
d)
one shoulder is higher than the other
34.
What gesture does the stranger make?
a)
shakes his head in a gesture of "NO"
b)
turns his back to her
c)
raised his finger and laid it on his lips
d)
throws her a kiss in the air
35.
Why doesn't her husband reveal who he is to the townspeople?
a)
shame and revenge
b)
guilt and hate
c)
confusion and anger
d)
he does reveal himself
36.
Why didn't the magistrates condemn Hester to death?
a)
old, lonely, didn't have any money
b)
youthful, fair, strongly tempted to her fall
c)
insecure, disfigured, was looking for a free ride
d)
they don't believe in the death penalty
37.
What did the stranger say about the punishment Hester would receive?
a)
"A mockery of Puritan society"
b)
"A wise sentence"
c)
"A little too easy on her"
d)
"A wayward woman will cause trouble"
38.
Who is Hester's pastor?
a)
Bellingham
b)
Chillingworth
c)
Wilson
d)
Dimmesdale
39.
What is the name of Hester's daughter?
a)
Ruby
b)
Sapphire
c)
Pearl
d)
Jewel
40.
What is the rumor about Mistress Hibbins?
a)
She sleeps around
b)
She is a thief
c)
She is a witch
d)
She killed her baby
41.
Hester and Pearl living in shack secluded from everyone else in town is an example of which theme?
a)
Redemption
b)
Isolation
c)
Sadness
d)
Superiority
42.
Which of the following is an example of Nature vs. Society?
a)
The brook
b)
The Scaffold
c)
The rose bush
d)
The Scarlet Letter
43.
Hester's confession of Chillingworth's true identity is which theme?
a)
Redemption
b)
Sin
c)
Glory
d)
Kindness
44.
Who is the leech?
a)
Arthur Dimmesdale
b)
Roger Chillingworth
c)
Pearl
d)
Hester Prynne
45.
What does Rev. Dimmesdale's congregation think of him?
a)
They think he is a saint
b)
They think he is a horrible sinner
c)
They think he is a poor minister.
d)
They think he is fake
46.
Where did Dimmesdale go on his vigil at midnight?
a)
To the forest
b)
To see Chillingworth
c)
To visit his daughter
d)
To the scaffold
47.
What did Pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale?
a)
if he was her father
b)
if he was the brother of the devil
c)
if he would give her and her mother money
d)
if he would stand with them on the scaffold tomorrow
48.
What "sign" did the meteor make in the sky?
a)
a crucifix
b)
a pitchfork
c)
a pearl
d)
the letter "A"
49.
Who attempted to lure Hester into the forest to practice witchcraft?
a)
Dimmesdale
b)
Miss HIbbins
c)
Chillingworth
d)
Pearl
50.
What type of conflict exists between Dimmesdale and the guilt of his sin?
a)
man vs. nature
b)
man vs. man
c)
man vs. society
d)
man vs. self
51.
What is the mood of the brook in the forest?
a)
Playful
b)
Angry
c)
melancholy
d)
Indifferent
52.
Who does Pearl think lives in the forest?
a)
Chillingworth
b)
The Black Man
c)
Dimmesdale
d)
Hester's great grandfather
53.
Where does Hester plan to escape to?
a)
Ireland
b)
Europe
c)
Russia
d)
Africa
54.
Where does Pearl go when Hester talks to Dimmesdale?
a)
Back home
b)
Behind a tree to spy on Hester
c)
To the brook
d)
Into the sunlight
55.
What action or motif is associated with Dimmesdale?
a)
bowing his head
b)
putting his hand over his heart
c)
looking to heaven
d)
staring at Pearl
56.
What does Dimmesdale do when he climbs up on the scaffold in the dead of night?
a)
Prays
b)
Pulls out all of its nails
c)
Screams
d)
Hangs himself
57.
To what is the forest compared?
a)
Hester's sinfulness
b)
Chillingworth's revenge
c)
Pearl's wildness
d)
Dimmesdale's heart
58.
What does the narrator say Pearl's character need to make her human?
a)
hope
b)
forgiveness
c)
grief
d)
happiness
59.
What type of noise does the brook make?
a)
it giggles
b)
it babbles
c)
it sings
d)
it cries
60.
According to Dimmesdale, who has committed the worst sin?
a)
He has
b)
Hester has
c)
Chillingworth has
d)
Pearl has
61.
What do Hester and Dimmesdale say about their past intimacy?
a)
it should never have happened, and God won't forgive them
b)
it meant nothing, so they both need to move on
c)
it was the worst sin they have every committed
d)
it had a consecration all its own
62.
While in the forest, what does Hester do for the first time?
a)
swears
b)
makes love to Dimmesdale
c)
denies her sin
d)
throws off the letter A
63.
Why does Pearl hesitate to cross the brook and go back to her mother?
a)
Hester isn't wearing the A and she's with Dimmesdale
b)
she got her dress dirty and is afriad her mother will spank her
c)
she is afraid of water and the current is moving swiftly
d)
she wants to go home and her mother won't let her
64.
What does Dimmesdale say he is worried about Pearl?
a)
That she won't love him as much as he loves her
b)
that she won't love God and serve him
c)
That she will have his features and everyone will know his secret
d)
That she will always hate men and never marry
65.
What sermon will Dimmesdale be giving?
a)
Election Sermon
b)
Holy Sermon
c)
Grave Sermon
d)
Chilling Sermon
66.
What does Mistress Hibbins do that most townspeople won't?
a)
practices witchcraft openly
b)
sings on the streetcorner
c)
talks to Hester in public
d)
tells people she loves Satan
67.
Who do the townspeople think of Dimmesdale's last sermon?
a)
that he didn't write it himself
b)
no man had ever spoken so wisely
c)
he was indeed the father of Pearl
d)
that he was afraid of death
68.
In the end, where does Dimmesdale ask Hester to lead him?
a)
to the marketplace
b)
to the church
c)
to the scaffold
d)
to the forest
69.
What does Chillingworth say about the scaffold?
a)
it was a fake confession tool
b)
it should be burned down and never used again
c)
it was the place he slept every night
d)
it was the only place Dimmesdale could have escaped him
70.
What does Dimmesdale claim while on the scaffold?
a)
that he has led a life obedient to God
b)
that he is the one sinner of the world
c)
that he tried to be the best pastor ever
d)
that peace on earth is God's greatest blessing
71.
Why does Chillingworth die shortly after Dimmesdale?
a)
he has no reason to live
b)
he had cancer
c)
he was murdered
d)
he didn't die shortly after Dimmesdale
72.
What does Dimmesdale ask Pearl to do on the scaffold?
a)
run away with him and Hester
b)
kiss him
c)
cry for him
d)
pray for him
73.
What does Hester ask Dimmesdale on the scaffold?
a)
Will you pray for Pearl and I?
b)
Will you love me in death even if you didn't in life?
c)
Will we spend eternity together?
d)
Will you forgive Chillingworth?
74.
According to the narrator, what is the moral of this story?
a)
Be true
b)
Forgive and forget
c)
Love without regret
d)
Stop sinning
75.
After Dimmesdale dies, Hester and Pearl leave, but Hester comes back and does what?
a)
builds a new home in the community with the people
b)
marries and has another child named Seth
c)
becomes a pastor herself
d)
wears the Scarlet Letter A again
76.
Where is Hester buried?
a)
in the weeds next to her husband Chillingworth
b)
near Dimmesdale
c)
in a tomb by the sea
d)
her body is shipped back to Amsterdam
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