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The Scarlet Letter (GN): Final Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character is associated with the theme of sin and guilt in 'The Scarlet Letter'?

a)

Arthur Dimmesdale

b)

Roger Chillingworth

c)

Hester Prynne

d)

Pearl

2.

Which character seeks revenge in 'The Scarlet Letter'?

a)

Arthur Dimmesdale

b)

Roger Chillingworth

c)

Hester Prynne

d)

Pearl

3.

Fill in the blank: The scarlet letter 'A' stands for _______ in 'The Scarlet Letter'.

a)

Adultery

b)

Anger

c)

Ambition

d)

Apathy

4.

What did the narrator examine to find the story behind the letter?

a)

The papers

b)

The cloth

c)

The box

d)

The room

5.

The narrator's attention was caught by a bit of fine red cloth decorated with ____.

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

bronze

d)

copper

6.

Complete the sentence: 'She has brought ______ upon us all and ought to die!'

a)

Honor

b)

Shame

c)

Peace

d)

Wealth

7.
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
a)
Edgar Allen Poe
b)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
c)
John Hathorn
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
8.
What does the narrator find in the second story of the Custom House?
a)
A scarlet rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
b)
A black rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
c)
The tale of Hester Prynne's life
d)
Moths
9.
While the Custom House introduction is set in these yearsThe Scarlet Letter is set in these years.
a)
1600s; 1400s
b)
1700s; 1500s
c)
1800s; 1600s
d)
1900s; 1700s
10.
The stranger who appears at the outskirts of the crowd while Hester stands on the scaffold is slightly deformed in what way? 
a)
His eyes seem too big for his head
b)
He has six fingers on his left hand
c)
His nose is growing out of his cheek
d)
His shoulders are uneven 
11.

What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness at the beginning of the novel?

a)

The public humiliation of Hester Prynne

b)

The public execution of Hester Prynne

c)

The birth of Pearl

d)

The confession of Arthur Dimmesdale

12.

What promise does Chillingworth exact from Hester?

a)

That she will not have a physical relationship with another person for the rest of her life.

b)

That she will reveal the name of her lover and the father of her child within one year.

c)

That she will not tell anyone of their prior relationship (that he is her husband).

d)

That she will not remain silent and not reveal the name of her lover.

13.
What is Hester Prynne's daughter's name?
a)
Ruby
b)
Sapphire
c)
Pearl
d)
Jewel
14.
Hester Prynne is a master...
a)
Seamstress
b)
Cook
c)
Artist
d)
Athlete
15.

What disturbing news regarding Pearl does Hester learn?

a)

That she may be tried again for new, imagined crimes.

b)

That Pearl has a deadly disease.

c)

General Bellingham is thinking of taking Pearl away from her.

d)

That the town council is considering asking her to leave town altogether.

16.
What about Dimmesdale causes the townspeople to worry about him?
a)
His inability to remember things
b)
His nightmares
c)
His deteriorating health
d)
His frequent fainting spells
17.

Who does Roger Chillingworth select as his spiritual guide?

a)

Hester

b)

Reverend Dimmesdale

c)

Pearl

d)

Reverend Wilson

18.
True or False: Chillingworth arranges for both he and Dimmesdale to live together
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What does Dimmesdale do when he climbs up on the scaffold in the dead of night?

a)

Prays for God to help him out of his situation.

b)

He dismantles it, feeling bad for Hester.

c)

He screams out loud, somewhat hoping to be discovered.

d)

Falls asleep, hoping to be discovered in the morning.

20.

What is the congregation's opinion of Dimmesdale?

a)

He is going insane.

b)

He has become untrustworthy.

c)

He is a model of holiness.

d)

He is a hypocrite.

21.

What is Chillingworth's main purpose in remaining in Boston?

a)

To conjure with the devil

b)

To discover the identity of the father and punish him

c)

To punish Hester further for being unfaithful to him

d)

To help Hester raise little Pearl

22.

What does Dimmesdale repeatedly resolve to do that he keeps postponing?

a)

Kidnap Pearl and leave town

b)

Step down from his position as the main minister

c)

Publicly confess his sin

d)

Tell Hester he loves her

23.

What did Pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale AND what does his refusal show?

a)

If he was her father; he's a liar

b)

If he was a brother to the devil; he's a hypocrite

c)

If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester on the scaffold in the daytime; he's a hypocrite

d)

If he would help her mother make a better life for them; he's a liar

24.

What were people beginning to think of Hester?

a)

They were beginning to think she was a witch as well as a sinner.

b)

They were beginning to recognize her as a good person instead of as just a sinner.

c)

They were beginning to think she was "born bad."

d)

They were beginning to suspect that she had had an affair with Rev. Dimmesdale.

25.

What TWO requests did Hester ask of Roger Chillingworth when they met on the peninsula?

a)

She wanted him to admit to being the "other sinner."

b)

She wanted him to do a better job of healing Dimmesdale.

c)

She wanted him to leave Boston and never return.

d)

She wanted him to release her from her oath to never reveal his true identity.

e)

She wanted him to stop psychologically torturing Dimmesdale.

26.

What did most of the townspeople come to believe that Hester's scarlet "A" meant, due to their change in opinion of her?

a)

Adultery

b)

Able

c)

Avarice

d)

Anger

27.

Where does Hester propose to escape to?

a)

Heaven

b)

Europe

c)

Russia

d)

The wilderness of America

28.

When did Dimmesdale say that he, Pearl, and Hester would stand together hand in hand?

a)

Tomorrow

b)

Judgment day

c)

Next week

d)

Never

29.
Where do Hester and Pearl live?
a)
On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.
b)
In Boston, in a small house.
c)
With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her.
d)
On the street, because Hester cannot support herself.
30.

What does Hester find out from the ship captain?

a)

That the ship won't be leaving for a week.

b)

That Dimmesdale has backed out of going.

c)

That Chillingworth has also booked passage on it.

d)

That the ship is not seaworthy and will probably sink.

31.

What happens to Pearl after Dimmesdale confesses?

a)

She is no longer the living embodiment of the scarlet letter; she becomes normal.

b)

She must take up Dimmesdale's role and torture Hester even further.

c)

She shrieks and runs away, upset that she never got to truly know her father.

d)

She cries and begs her mother to bring him back.