WorksheetsN. Hawthorne
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where was Hawthorne born?
Boston
New York
Buffalo
Salem
Where did Hawthorne attend university?
Boston College
Harvard
Bowdoin
New Castle
Hawthorne's grandfather is known for doing what?
being part of the Boston Tea Party
judge at Salem witch trials
Pastor of transcendentalism
the first
What year was the Scarlet letter published?
1818
1850
1845
1901
Hester Prynne
is described as a witch
has committed the worst of sins
becomes purer and stronger thanks to her isolation
fights to achieve her revenge
In Massachusetts, Hester
gives birth to a son
is condemned to wear a scarlet A that means avarice
has a love affair with Cardinal Dimmesdale
lives as an outcast
The novel explores
the relationship between sin and money
the joy of having a baby, from a woman's point of view
the moral and psychological effects of sin
the importance of Puritan virtues in American culture
Reverend Dimmesdale
is passionate and impulsive
stands for freedom and intuitiveness
commits what the author considers the worst of all sins
represents the passive side of human will
The Scarlet letter
The story takes places in the town of Salem
The novel is set in the Puritan New England of the 18th century
The novel is set in the Puritan New England of the 17th century
The narrator tells the reader he has found a scarlet cloth in the Salem Club House
The Scarlet Letter: Style
The narrator never gives his opinion on the events narrated
The novel's narrator is omniscient
The author offers a realistic description of contemporary society
The author is against the use of symbols
What letter was added to Hawthorne's last name?
e
w
h
no letters were added
What religion played a prominent role in Hawthorne's life?
Quakerism
Protestantism
Puritanism
Catholicism
How does Hester spend her final days?
She provides counseling to single mothers.
She returns to Boston and continues to wear the "A".
She takes care of her granchild, Pearl's daughter.
She tells her story to Hawthorne.
How did Hester act when she and Pearl emerged from the prison?
She was embarrassed.
She glared at Dimmesdale.
She stared back at the spectators boldly
She started to cry.
How does Hester support herself and Pearl?
Cooking and housekeeping.
Sewing and embroidering.
Nannying for wealthy families.
Prostituting.
