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WorksheetsScarlet Letter Ch.1-8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which of the following is not true about Hester Prynne?
She is the protagonist of the novel
She works as the town baker but struggles to stay in business
She has a daughter named Pearl
She committed adultery
What is not true about Chillingsworth?
He is the father of Pearl
He is physically deformed
He is Hester's husband
He comes to Massachusetts looking for revenge
Which of the following is the setting of the story?
Jamestown, Virginia in the mid 16th century
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the mid 17th century
Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 16th century
Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 17th century
Where does Hester have to go at the start of the novel as a part of her punishment?
The scaffold
The Governor's mansion
A neighboring town
The river to be cleansed of her sins
What does Hester's letter A stand for?
Adultery
Antagonist
Atheist
Absent
Who does Hester Prynne see when she is receiving her sentence on the scaffold?
Her childhood friend
Pearl
Dimmesdale
Chillingsworth
Who goes to visit Hester while she is in jail?
The town witch
Dimmesdale
Chillingsworth
Her childhood friend
Chillingsworth convinces Hester to tell him who the father of Pearl is.
True
False
Hester's products become popular to everyone in the town except for whom?
Brides
Teachers
Pastor's Wives
Elderly Women
The following descriptions all describe Pearl except for which one?
She has dramatic and violent tantrums
She is "beautiful but wild"
She struggles with wanting to go back to the colony
She claims that he mother "plucked her from the rose bush"
What is the real reason why Hester goes to the Governor's mansion in chapter 7?
To beg him for an allowance
To deliver embroidered gloves
To ask to be accepted back into society
To prove that she is a fit mother
Who convinces the other men to let Hester keep Pearl?
Dimmesdale
Chillingsworth
The Governor
Mistress Hibbins
Hester teachers her daughter about the catechism, or the Puritan ways of life according to their religious beliefs.
True
False
What does Pearl do to the children who make fun of her and her mother outside of the Governor's mansion?
She chases them
She runs away
She hits one of them in the face
She cries
What was the topic of Dimmesdale's sermon while Hester is on the scaffold?
Redemption
Punishment
Forgiveness
Sin
What is Dimmesdale's occupation?
Doctor
Pharmacist
Reverend
Governor
The other children accept Pearl into their society because they want to learn more about the sins which her mother committed.
True
False
What was Hester's initial punishment for her sins?
She had to stand on the scaffold for 24 hours and wear the scarlet letter A
She had to stand on the scaffold long enough to have the scarlet letter A attached to her dress
She had to stand on the scaffold until Dimmesdale said that she could leave and wear the scarlet letter
She had to stand on the scaffold for 3 hours and wear the scarlet letter A
What does Dimmesdale tell Hester that naming the father of her baby will do for her?
Enable her to remove the A
Give her a "peaceful soul"
Lessen the time in which she has to stand on the scaffold
Cause him to have the same punishment
Hester eventually moves to the outskirts of town where she can live in peace with Pearl.
True
False
