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WorksheetsThe Scarlet Letter - Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 46mins
What ironic action does Dimmesdale commit in Chapter 3?
He calls for Hester to reveal the father of her child, yet seems relieved when she refuses to give up his name
He preaches to his congregation about acts of love, yet condemns Hester for having a baby.
He proposes that Hester be given the death penalty for her crime but refuses to set a date for her punishment
He refuses to work with the other clergymen on deciding a punishment for Hester but decides to punish her himself
Mistress Hibbins is a _____________character.
flat
round
protagonist
dynamic
What is/are the main conflict(s) of the story?
The people in the colony trying to survive the winter
Chillingworth trying to torture Dimmesdale, who is in constant agony
Hester and Dimmesdale trying to live their lives after committing a sin
All answers are correct except for "The people in the colony trying to survive the winter."
What type of conflict exists between Dimmesdale and the guilt of his sin?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. nature
none of the above
Which of the following is NOT a point of Puritan theology?
Predestination
Providence
Reincarnation
Original Sin
What is Chillingworth's most serious sin?
He allows his mind to be overpowered by his desire for revenge.
He has not admitted his part in the sin.
He ruins Dimmesdale's health with drugs and herbs.
He seeks to separate Hester and Pearl.
What is Dimmesdale's most serious sin?
He fails to pay child support.
He won't marry Hester.
He preaches to his congregation about sin when he is a sinner.
He commits adultery.
There are two portions of soil automatically allotted to:
A general store and a church
A cemetery and a prison
A church and a cemetery
A prison and a courthouse
Dimmesdale speaks to Hester during the first scaffold scene to convince her to:
Leave town
Give up her baby
Identify Pearl's father
Cast off the letter and defy the townspeople
Chillingworth's real reason for not revealing his true identify was that he:
Did not want to be associated with Hester.
Would not have to adopt Pearl.
Would not be stoned by the town.
Would be better able to discover Hester's partner in sin.
Why did Hester go to Governor Bellingham's residence?
To deliver a pair of gloves
To appeal to him not to take Pearl away
To ask that Pearl admitted to the town school
Both A and B
In regards to secret sin, Dimmesdale argues that:
Puritans don't feel it is sinful.
only God can judge sin.
men are cowards.
their confession would end any chance of their continuing God's work.
To punish himself, Dimmesdale
fasts.
whips himself.
keeps vigils.
all of these.
The person who witnessed Dimmesdale's anguish with Hester and Pearl on the scaffold was:
Governor Bellingham.
Governor Winthrop.
Roger Chillingworth.
Reverend Wilson.
When Chillingworth suggests that Hester remove the letter, she says:
it won't come off.
she would be put in prison.
she will die without it.
when it is time, it will fall off.
The villagers thought that Pearl's character and actions were influenced by:
reading fairy tales.
fear of savage Indians.
improper food and care.
the evil one.
Dimmesdale's confession followed:
Roger Chillingworth's public denunciation of Dimmesdale
his trip to England.
Hester's revelations of Pearl's father.
the Election Day sermon.
Dimmesdale died:
on the scaffold.
on the ship.
in the forest.
at the jail.
Hester returned to town at the end of the novel because:
this was the scene of her win, and here she hoped to repent.
Pearl was there.
now she was wealthy and wanted to sneer at the townspeople.
Chillingworth still lived there and she really did love him.
Pearl was an heiress to ___________ fortune.
Hester's
Dimmesdale's
Chillingworth's
Wilson's
The community that Hawthorne describes was composed of:
Quakers.
Liberal Puritans.
Strict Puritans.
Presbyterians.
The Scarlet Letter dealt with all of the following except:
love.
sin.
revolution.
human weakness.
Where does Hester plan to intercept Dimmesdale?
At the threshold of his home
In the forest
inside the church
At the shaming platform in town
What has Hester been trying for several days to meet with Dimmesdale about?
To plan their escape
To confess her sins to him
To ask him to take over the care of Pearl
To tell him the truth about Chillingworth
For what does Dimmesdale wish?
That suicide was not a sin
That one person would know him for the sinner that he is
That he and Hester could be together
That Pearl could know he is her father
While Dimmesdale acknowledges his and Hester's sin, why does he say theirs is less severe than Chillingworth's sin?
Chillingworth is not a bit sorry
Chillingworth was working for Satan
They never intended to harm people
Chillingworth involved a child in his anger
Who or what does Hester throw into the bushes?
Dimmsdale
Her Bible
The scarlet letter
her wedding ring
To what does Dimmesdale agree?
To take Pearl far away
To stop punishing himself
To leave with Hester
To confront Chillingworth
How does Dimmesdale view Pearl?
As the obstacle in the way of his happiness with Hester
As a puzzle that can never be solved
As a living testimony of his sin
As the love of his life, even if she never knows
In Chapter 21, what is "The New England Holiday" that is being celebrated?
Thanksgiving
the election of a new governor of the colony
the election of a new minister of the town
the end of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
Hester imagines that soon her scarlet letter will no longer be on her bosom; instead, it will be . . .
at the bottom of the sea
in the forest lost among the leaves
left in her cottage when she leaves town
burned in the fireplace in her cottage
What spoils Hester's plans to leave Massachusetts aboard ship?
Pearl gets ill.
Dimmesdale dies.
Chillingworth is going, too.
The ship sinks before docking.
Besides Chillingworth, what other townsperson seems to know about Hester and Arthur?
the governor
the other minister
Mistress Hibbins
As Dimmesdale makes his decision to end Chillingworth's revenge, which 2 of the following are true?
No one else in the town is present.
Dimmesdale is on the scaffold.
Dimmesdale does not speak to Pearl.
Hester and Pearl are with Dimmesdale.
Which of the following does NOT happen during the final scaffold scene?
Pearl kisses Dimmesdale.
Dimmesdale reveals the stigma (A) on his chest.
Pearl rejects Dimmesdale.
Dimmesdale dies.
Hester supports Dimmesdale as he confesses.
Which of the following is NOT one of the theories explaining the presence of a scarlet letter on the minister's chest?
It is self-inflicted.
It is a result of Chillingworth's evil magic.
It is a result of Hester's witchcraft.
It is God's punishment.
It comes from within, from his sinning heart.
What becomes of Roger Chillingworth?
He mysteriously disappears.
He returns to Europe alone.
He returns to Europe with Hester and Pearl.
He withers and dies within a year.
Which of the following does NOT happen?
Hester and Pearl return to their cottage years later.
Hester returns alone years later.
Hester dies at a very old age.
Pearl marries, has a child, and lives in Europe.
Which of the following does NOT describe Hester's grave?
It is next to Dimmesdale's sunken grave with a space separating them.
There is only 1 slate tombstone for Hester and Dimmesdale.
There is an inscription on the tombstone referring to the red "A."
There is no tombstone marking either Hester's or Dimmesdale's grave.
