The Scarlet Letter Story Quiz Questions
How well do you know "The Scarlet Letter?"
- 1.Hester takes off her Letter "A" whenever she is alone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What did Hester sew onto her bosom?
- A.
A rose bush
- B.
A scarlet letter "A"
- C.
A crown
- 3.Mistress Hibbins suspects Dimmesdale's guilt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Hester loses Pearl after visiting Governor Bellingham.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What does Pearl best represent throughout the novel?
- A.
The living embodiment of Hester's sin
- B.
The unifying force that will bring Hester and Dimmesdale together at the end
- C.
A form of punishment for Hester
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Why is the first scaffold scene ironic?
- A.
Because Hester is married to Chillingworth and he has just arrived.
- B.
Because Dimmesdale is called upon to ask Hester who the father is.
- C.
Because it is the first time that Hester has come into public wearing the scarlet "A" on her chest.
- 7.Hester tries to convince Dimmesdale to do what during their walks in the woods?
- A.
Get rid of Chillingworth
- B.
Run away and live together
- C.
Marry her
- D.
Adopt Pearl
- 8.How does Chillingworth figure out who Pearl's father really is?
- A.
Hester tells him one day
- B.
He never finds out
- C.
He becomes a doctor to Dimmesdale and guesses it
- D.
Dimmesdale comes out and tells him
- 9.Pearl is seen as a demon child.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Why does Dimmesdale hold his hand over his heart?
- A.
"His" letter "A"/guilt
- B.
He has heartburn
- C.
He just likes to do it
- D.
All of the above
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