The Scarlet Letter Chapters 1-12 Test
Multiple choice test on first 12 chapters of The Scarlet Letter.
- 1.Hester has embroidered what symbol onto her dress?
- A.
Scarlet letter A
- B.
Bird for freedom
- C.
A rose blossom
- D.
A round pearl
- 2.After she is released from prison, Hester goes to live where?
- A.
In another city in the colony of Massachusetts
- B.
Within the city of Boston
- C.
On the outskirts of Boston
- D.
With Roger Chillingworth
- 3.How does Hester earn a living?
- A.
By growing crops
- B.
By healing other people
- C.
By her needlework
- D.
By selling wood in Boston
- 4.What is the first thing that Pearl sees as a baby?
- A.
The rosebush
- B.
Hester
- C.
The scarlet letter on Hester's chest
- D.
The inside of a prison cell
- 5.When John Wilson asks Pearl who who maker is, Pearl replies:
- A.
That sin made her
- B.
That she was blucked off of a rose bush
- C.
That Hester and Dimmesdale made her
- D.
That God made her
- 6.To whom does Hawthorne apply the term "The Leech"?
- A.
Hester
- B.
Dimmesdale
- C.
Chillingworth
- D.
Pearl
- 7.In what century is the story of Hester Prynne set?
- A.
The 1600's
- B.
The 1700's
- C.
The 1800's
- D.
The 1900's
- 8.Which of the following is a method Dimmesdale uses to punish himself for his sins?
- A.
Scourging or whipping
- B.
Fasting
- C.
Vigils (extended periods of wakefulness and/or prayer)
- D.
All of the above
- 9.How long did Hester have to stand on the scaffold?
- A.
An hour
- B.
Five hours
- C.
One day
- D.
Three hours
- 10.What alias did Hester's husband take?
- A.
Roger Prynne
- B.
Roger Chillingworth
- C.
Roger Hamilton
- D.
Roger Frederickson
- 11.What physical deformity did Hester's husband have?
- A.
He was missing a foot
- B.
One shoulder was higher than the other
- C.
He was missing three fingers
- D.
His nose was extremely crooked
- 12.Where did Dimmesdale frequently put his hand?
- A.
On his forehead
- B.
None of these
- C.
Over his mouth
- D.
Over his heart
- 13.Where is Dimmesdale's scarlet letter?
- A.
On his robes
- B.
On his Bible
- C.
On his hat
- D.
Over his heart
- 14.What does the scarlet letter look like?
- A.
Very plain and severe, like most Puritan decorations
- B.
Artistically done, with elaborate embroidery and flourishes of gold thread
- C.
A plain A, twined with a thorny rosebush
- D.
Small and understated, so that it blends into Hester's dress
- 15.Hester's husband, Roger, is
- A.
Much younger than she
- B.
Her soul mate
- C.
Much older than she
- D.
The minister of the town of Salem
- 16.By punishing Hester with the scarlet letter, the Puritan community is
- A.
Being reasonable about their justice
- B.
Following the principles of religious forgiveness
- C.
Proclaiming its own smug self-righteousness
- D.
Promising redemption at her death
- 17."He was small in stature, with a furrowed visage which, as yet, could hardly be termed aged." Here the word visage means
- A.
Mind
- B.
Visor
- C.
Face
- D.
Hood
- 18."Yet these thoughts affected Hester Prynne less with hope than apprehension." Here the word apprehension means
- A.
Faith
- B.
Understanding
- C.
Anxiety
- D.
Surrender
- 19."After a brief space, the convulsion grew almost imperceptible, and finally subsided . . ." Here the word impreceptible means
- A.
Unmanageable
- B.
Violent
- C.
Senseless
- D.
Unnoticeable
- 20."Like all that pertains to crime, [the jail] never seemed to have known a youthful era." Here the phrase pertains to means
- A.
Concerns
- B.
Inclines
- C.
Seems
- D.
Explains
- 21."A blessing on the righteous Colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine!" Here the word iniquity means
- A.
Awkwardness
- B.
Wickedness
- C.
Sacredness
- D.
Ignorance
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