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The Scarlet Letter 1-12 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to TSL, new settlements must establish a cemetery and --- at the beginning of a colony.

a)

orphanage

b)

prison

c)

place of execution

d)

town hall

2.

Who asks Hester to identify the father of the baby while she is standing on the scaffold?

a)

Mistress Hibbons

b)

Rev. Wilson

c)

Rev. Dimmesdale

3.

After their separation of two years, the first time Hester SEES Chillingworth is

a)

when he visits her in jail

b)

when she sees him in the marketplace as she stands on the scaffold

c)

they meet accidentally in the courtyard

d)

when he demands to know the father of her child

4.

During her first MEETING with Chillingworth, Hester

a)

angrily yells at him for abandoning her

b)

begs his forgiveness

c)

suggest they resume their marriage

d)

asks if he's going to hurt her or her baby

5.

What is the relationship between Hester and Chillingworth?

a)

they are divorced

b)

they are married, but have been apart

c)

they married recently

d)

they are in love but can't be together

6.

What does Hester promise Chillingworth?

a)

to conceal his true identity

b)

one day she will reveal her lover's name

c)

to immediately announce they are married

7.

Why does Hester choose the name Pearl?

a)

Pearl is cold and haughty

b)

Pearl sparkles in the sunlight b/c she is a vampire

c)

Pearl is pale and beautiful

d)

Pearl was bought at a great price

8.

When the governor asks Pearl where she comes from, what is Pearl's response?

a)

The Holy Father, God Almighty

b)

I am a child of the Devil's work, but God is stealing me away

c)

I was plucked from the wild rosebush by Mother's prison door

d)

I don't have any idea.

9.

Who supports Hester when she's fighting with the governor to keep Pearl?

a)

Rev. Michaels

b)

Dr. Chillingworth

c)

Rev. Dimmesdale

d)

Mistress Hibbons

10.

How does Chillingworth become Dimmesdale's medical advisor?

a)

Chillingworth paid him because he needed a first patient

b)

the church elders and deacons reminded Dimmesdale God wants him to be well

c)

Hester arranged it so the two men she loves can meet

11.

Who is the leech?

a)

Dimmesdale

b)

Hester

c)

Pearl

d)

Chillingworth

12.

What does Dimmesdale's congregation think of him because he is so pale and sickly?

a)

they think he is a pitiful minister

b)

they think he's saintly and kind

c)

they think he's a horrible sinner

d)

they think he's smart, but lame

13.

What does Dimmesdale do to punish himself?

a)

whip himself, take icy baths, and fast

b)

fast, whip himself, and stop preaching

c)

take icy baths, whip himself, and hold vigils

d)

whip himself, fast, hold vigils

14.

What does Pearl ask Dimmesdale when he, Hester, and she accidentally meet on the scaffold at midnight?

a)

if he was her father and didn't love her

b)

if he was an agent of the devil sent to torment her mother

c)

if he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester at midday

d)

if he would marry her mother and make life easier for them

15.

Why does Dimmesdale run out of the room at the end of his conversation on sin with Chillingworth?

a)

he needs to make an urgent call

b)

he wants to make Chilingworth angry

c)

he is afraid he'll hit Chillingworth

d)

he's afraid he'll confess his secret sin