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WorksheetsThe Scarlet Letter (GN): Final Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which character is associated with the theme of sin and guilt in 'The Scarlet Letter'?
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Which character seeks revenge in 'The Scarlet Letter'?
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Fill in the blank: The scarlet letter 'A' stands for _______ in 'The Scarlet Letter'.
Adultery
Anger
Ambition
Apathy
What did the narrator examine to find the story behind the letter?
The papers
The cloth
The box
The room
The narrator's attention was caught by a bit of fine red cloth decorated with ____.
silver
gold
bronze
copper
Complete the sentence: 'She has brought ______ upon us all and ought to die!'
Honor
Shame
Peace
Wealth
What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness at the beginning of the novel?
The public humiliation of Hester Prynne
The public execution of Hester Prynne
The birth of Pearl
The confession of Arthur Dimmesdale
What promise does Chillingworth exact from Hester?
That she will not have a physical relationship with another person for the rest of her life.
That she will reveal the name of her lover and the father of her child within one year.
That she will not tell anyone of their prior relationship (that he is her husband).
That she will not remain silent and not reveal the name of her lover.
What disturbing news regarding Pearl does Hester learn?
That she may be tried again for new, imagined crimes.
That Pearl has a deadly disease.
General Bellingham is thinking of taking Pearl away from her.
That the town council is considering asking her to leave town altogether.
Who does Roger Chillingworth select as his spiritual guide?
Hester
Reverend Dimmesdale
Pearl
Reverend Wilson
What does Dimmesdale do when he climbs up on the scaffold in the dead of night?
Prays for God to help him out of his situation.
He dismantles it, feeling bad for Hester.
He screams out loud, somewhat hoping to be discovered.
Falls asleep, hoping to be discovered in the morning.
What is the congregation's opinion of Dimmesdale?
He is going insane.
He has become untrustworthy.
He is a model of holiness.
He is a hypocrite.
What is Chillingworth's main purpose in remaining in Boston?
To conjure with the devil
To discover the identity of the father and punish him
To punish Hester further for being unfaithful to him
To help Hester raise little Pearl
What does Dimmesdale repeatedly resolve to do that he keeps postponing?
Kidnap Pearl and leave town
Step down from his position as the main minister
Publicly confess his sin
Tell Hester he loves her
What did Pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale AND what does his refusal show?
If he was her father; he's a liar
If he was a brother to the devil; he's a hypocrite
If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester on the scaffold in the daytime; he's a hypocrite
If he would help her mother make a better life for them; he's a liar
What were people beginning to think of Hester?
They were beginning to think she was a witch as well as a sinner.
They were beginning to recognize her as a good person instead of as just a sinner.
They were beginning to think she was "born bad."
They were beginning to suspect that she had had an affair with Rev. Dimmesdale.
What TWO requests did Hester ask of Roger Chillingworth when they met on the peninsula?
She wanted him to admit to being the "other sinner."
She wanted him to do a better job of healing Dimmesdale.
She wanted him to leave Boston and never return.
She wanted him to release her from her oath to never reveal his true identity.
She wanted him to stop psychologically torturing Dimmesdale.
What did most of the townspeople come to believe that Hester's scarlet "A" meant, due to their change in opinion of her?
Adultery
Able
Avarice
Anger
Where does Hester propose to escape to?
Heaven
Europe
Russia
The wilderness of America
When did Dimmesdale say that he, Pearl, and Hester would stand together hand in hand?
Tomorrow
Judgment day
Next week
Never
What does Hester find out from the ship captain?
That the ship won't be leaving for a week.
That Dimmesdale has backed out of going.
That Chillingworth has also booked passage on it.
That the ship is not seaworthy and will probably sink.
What happens to Pearl after Dimmesdale confesses?
She is no longer the living embodiment of the scarlet letter; she becomes normal.
She must take up Dimmesdale's role and torture Hester even further.
She shrieks and runs away, upset that she never got to truly know her father.
She cries and begs her mother to bring him back.
