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WorksheetsThe Scarlet Letter
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
After she is released from prison, Hester goes to live where?
In another city in the colony of Massachusetts
Within the city of Boston
On the outskirts of Boston
With Roger Chillingworth
How does Hester earn a living?
By growing crops
By healing other people
By her needlework
By selling wood in Boston
What is the first thing that Pearl sees as a baby?
The rosebush
Hester
The scarlet letter on Hester's chest
The inside of a prison cell
When John Wilson asks Pearl who who maker is, Pearl replies:
That sin made her
That she was plucked off of a rose bush
That Hester and Dimmesdale made her
That God made her
To whom does Hawthorne apply the term "The Leech"?
Hester
Dimmesdale
Chillingworth
Pearl
In what century is the story of Hester Prynne set?
The 1600's
The 1700's
The 1800's
The 1900's
Which of the following is a method Dimmesdale uses to punish himself for his sins?
Scourging or whipping
Fasting
Vigils (extended periods of wakefulness and/or prayer)
All of the above
How long did Hester have to stand on the scaffold?
An hour
Five hours
One day
Three hours
What alias did Hester's husband take?
Roger Prynne
Roger Chillingworth
Roger Hamilton
Roger Frederickson
What physical deformity did Hester's husband have?
He was missing a foot
One shoulder was higher than the other
He was missing three fingers
His nose was extremely crooked
Where did Dimmesdale frequently put his hand?
On his forehead
None of these
Over his mouth
Over his heart
Where is Dimmesdale's scarlet letter?
On his robes
On his Bible
On his hat
Over his heart
What does the scarlet letter look like?
Very plain and severe, like most Puritan decorations
Artistically done, with elaborate embroidery and flourishes of gold thread
A plain "A" twined with a thorny rosebush
Small and understated, so that it blends into Hester's dress
Hester's husband, Roger, is
Much younger than she
Her soul mate
Much older than she
The minister of the town of Salem
By punishing Hester with the scarlet letter, the Puritan community is
Being reasonable about their justice
Following the principles of religious forgiveness
Proclaiming its own smug self-righteousness
Promising redemption at her death
"He was small in stature, with a furrowed visage which, as yet, could hardly be termed aged." Here the word visage means
Mind
Visor
Face
Hood
"Yet these thoughts affected Hester Prynne less with hope than apprehension." Here the word apprehension means
Faith
Understanding
Anxiety
Surrender
"After a brief space, the convulsion grew almost imperceptible, and finally subsided . . ." Here the word impreceptible means
Unmanageable
Violent
Senseless
Unnoticeable
"Like all that pertains to crime, [the jail] never seemed to have known a youthful era." Here the phrase pertains to means
Concerns
Inclines
Seems
Explains
"A blessing on the righteous Colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine!" Here the word iniquity means
Awkwardness
Wickedness
Sacredness
Ignorance
