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WorksheetsThe Scarlet Letter Letter Ch 1-5 Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
The main action of The Scarlet Letter takes place in Boston.
True
False
The Puritans allowed citizens to worship as they please
True
False
Hester’s needlework is highly sought after in the town
True
False
Pearl impresses the Rev. Wilson and the Governor with her biblical knowledge
True
False
Hester eventually gives in and tells the name of the man she cheated with
True
False
After their separation of two years, the first time Hester sees Chillingworth again is
when he visits her in jail
at the marketplace
they accidentally meet in a graveyard
he shows up at her house
The scarlet letter that Hester wears represents her sin, adultery. It is
an alliteration
a metaphor
a symbol
personification
The only punishment NOT given to Hester for the crime of adultery was
standing on the scaffold
whipping
forced to wear a scarlet letter
time spent in jail
During Hester’s first meeting with Chillingworth, Hester
blames him for staying away
suggests that they resume their marriage
begs his forgiveness
asks if he is going to harm her baby
What is the promise that Hester makes to Chillingworth?
One day she will reveal her lover’s name
She will remain faithful from now on
She and Pearl will leave to save him from
She will not reveal his identity to the people of Boston
At the beginning of Chapter 5, Hester goes to the governor’s house to deliver
a note with the name of Pearl’s father
a pair of gloves
the results of an election
alms for the poor
When they enter the governor’s home, Pearl becomes mesmerized by
a suit of armor
the servant's child
the adults
her blue dress
Hester can keep Pearl if she agrees to
not be in another scandal
end Pearl to Sunday school
allow Pearl to be educated about the Bible
all of these
Hester supports herself and Pearl primarily through
gathering nuts and food in the forest
making medicine from wild herbs
doing whatever work she can get
sewing garments for townspeople
Why does Hester call her child Pearl?
because she is the calm, white luster of a pearl
she named her after her mother
because she is a fun-loving, happy child
because she treasures her like a jewel
At the Governor’s Hall, Pearl tells Rev. Wilson that
her father is dead
she doesn't know who God is
she has no father
she wasn’t made, but plucked from a rose bush
What information did Hester refuse to tell the officials and Mr. Dimmesdale?
Where her husband is living
Where her former husband had gone
The name of the man who had sinned with her
The age of her daughter
Hester is released from prison. Why doesn't she run away to a different settlement?
She is not allowed to under the terms of her release
Pearl is too young to travel
She loves Rev. Dimmesdale and must remain near him
She feels she still needs to pay for her sin by living there
Besides to deliver his gloves, why did Hester go to see Governor Bellingham?
To plead for her life
To plead to keep Pearl
To tell him Roger's true identity
To tell him that Rev. Dimmesdale also sinned
While standing on the scaffold, Hester daydreamed about all of the following EXCEPT:
her old home
herself as a girl
her brother
her parents
The novels protagonist who has committed adultery and must wear the letter "A"
Pearl
Miss Hibbins
Hester
He is the sinner’s former husband; disguises himself as a doctor
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Wilson
Dr. Chillingworth
She is the daughter of the sinner
Pearl
Miss Hibbins
Beth
He asks the sinner to reveal the name of the man who sinned with her
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Wilson
Reverend Dimmesdale
Governor Bellingham’s sister; rumored to be a witch
Abigail Williams
Miss Hibbins
Hester
A pastor who spoke up for Hester so she would not get Pearl taken away from her
Reverend Dimmesdale
Reverend Wilson
Governor Bellingham
"Woman! Speak out the name! Just tell us the name and repent!”
Reverend Wilson
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Dimmesdale
Dr. Chillingworth
“I will not speak!”
Pearl
Hester
Reverend Wilson
Governor Bellingham
“Wouldn’t it be better for her if she were taken from you?”
Reverend Dimmesdale
Dr. Chillingworth
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Wilson
“For her sake—no less than for the child’s—let us leave them as God has placed them.”
Miss Hibbins
Dr. Chillingworth
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Dimmesdale
“My mother picked me from a bush of wild roses.”
Abigail Williams
Pearl
Hester
Sara Beth
"There will be merry company in the forest. I told the Devil that Hester would be there!”
Dr. Chillingworth
Miss Hibbins
Pearl
Reverend Wilson
“Tell no one I am your husband!”
Dr. Chillingworth
Reverend Wilson
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Dimmesdale
"In the two years she has been here, no word has come of her husband!”
Dr. Chillingworth
A townsman
Reverend Wilson
Governor Bellingham
Says that Hester is not a good parent and Pearl should be taken from her
Governor Bellingham
Reverend Wilson
Reverend Dimmesdale
