WorksheetsAmerican Literature Test 4: The Scarlet Letter
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 21mins
Match the following
makes references to the Black Man
Mistress Hibbins
name of the main character's child
Pearl
the minister's physician
Chillingworth
sentenced to wear the scarlet letter
Hester
the town's revered minister
Dimmesdale
Who was Pearl's father?
(a)
How many times did Dimmesdale stand on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl?
(a)
What did Pearl do when the minister kissed her in the forest?
(a)
Who sought revenge on Dimmesdale?
(a)
What relation was Chillingworth to Hester?
(a)
What did spectators see on Dimmesdale's chest when he died?
(a)
In the Governor's Hall, who did Hester appeal to when she thought her child would be taken away?
(a)
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
(a)
How did Hester earn a living?
(a)
When the minister lay dying, whom did he ask a kiss from?
(a)
Who spoke the following words
Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?"
Pearl
"I,... whom you so reverence and trust, am utterly a pollution and a lie!"
Dimmesdale
"Thou hast escaped me!"
Chillingworth
"Thou shalt forgive me!"
Hester
"Wilt thou go with us to-night? There will be a merry company in the forest."
Mistriss Hibbins
Match the following literary term with its definition:
sequence of events
plot
main character
protagonist
character that remains the same
static character
character in conflict with another
antagonist
narrative in which the characters,
places, and other items are symbols
allegory
Match the following speaker with their quotation:
"What does the scarlet letter mean? and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?"
Pearl
"How am I to live longer, breathing the same air with this deadly enemy?" and "So thou thinkest the child will love me?"
Dimmesdale
"She is my happiness!—she is my torture, none the less!"
Hester
Match the following literary term with its definition:
struggle between opposing forces
conflict
character that changes
dynamic character
central idea that gives a work meaning
theme
highest point of interest
climax
use of words which appeal to our senses
imagery
Discuss the symbolic significance of the following characters and their names: Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and Peal. Include the theme of The Scarlet Letter and the effects on each character.
