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1The setting of the scarlet letter is
- ABoston in the 1550's
- BSalem in the 1700's
- CSalem in the 1850's
- DBoston in the 1640's
2In the first chapter, the symbol of hope is
- Athe open prison door
- Bthe rosebush
- Cthe bright sunlight
- Dthe procession of dignitaries
3As Hester stands shamed on the scaffold, it is ironic that she
- Adoes not look like the kind of woman any could love
- Bwould remind a Roman Catholic of the Virgin Mary
- Chas no husband
- Dreally is not guilty because she believes her husband is dead
4Hawthorne describes the scarlet letter on Hester's bosom as
- Aa drab, faded piece of homespun fabric
- Ban indication of Hester's feelings of humility
- Can impressive display of her needlework
- Dnone of the above
5Chillingworth tells Hester that he was wrong to marry her because
- Ashe was young and he was old
- Bhe was a solitary man given to scholarly pursuits
- Che had married her against her will
- Da and b are true
6Regarding the father of Hester's child, Chilingsworth intends to
- Amake him stand before the church elders to face punishment
- Bmake him pay for the upbringing of Pearl
- Cforgive him when he admits that he is the father
- Dmake him suffer mental anguish
7Upon Chilingworth's demand, Hester promises that
- Ashe will let him be the physician for her and little Pearl
- Bshe will keep his identity a secret
- Che will take care of him in his old age
- Dshe will never remove the scarlet letter
8Hester names her daughter Pearl because
- Athe child has cost her everything she has
- Bshe has a complexion as pure and white as a pearl
- Cshe likes expensive jewelry
- Dall of the above
9Chilingsworth might be called a leech because
- Adoctors were called leeches because they used leeches to bleed diseases out of their patients
- Bhe is draining the life out of Dimmesdale
- Chis life takes its sustenance from another man's life
- Dall of the above
10Chilingsworth first knows that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father when
- ADimmesdale stands on the scaffold at midnight
- BDimmesdale argues for Hester to keep the child
- CHe looks beneath Dimmesdale's vestment while the latter is sleeping
- DHe discovers that Dimmesdale intends to flee the colony
11After seven years have gone by, the townspeople have come to view Hester differently and the scarlet has come to mean
- Aadultery
- Bangel
- Cable
- Damiable
12Pearl shows that she is intuitive because
- Ashe knows what the A stands for
- Bshe asks questions about the meaning of the scarlet letter and why the minister puts his hand over her heart
- Cshe wants to hear stories about the Black Man
- Dshe plays with animals and flowers
13After the second scaffold scene, all of the following changes take places in Hester's life except
- Ashe speculates about the condition of the whole race of womanhood
- Bthe scarlet letter is now interpreted as Able
- Cshe associate freely with Mistress Hibbins
- Dshe is a curse to the sick
14Hester's femininity and beauty return when
- Ashe tells Dimmesdale that Chilingworth is her husband
- BPearl makes an A out of seaweed for herself
- CHester takes off the scarlet letter
- DDimmesdale kisses her in the forest
- Eshe and Pearl stand in the sunlight together
15For Hester and Dimmesdale, the reunion in the forest is
- Aa moment in which sunlight pours upon them in full sympathy
- Ba moment in which they experience joy and hope
- Ca chance for them to plan their future together
- Dall of the above
16When Dimmesdale leaves the forest after meeting with Hester, all of the following are temptations for him except
- Atelling blasphemous thoughts about the communion supper to a deacon
- Bdenying there is immorality to an old woman
- Cstealing candlesticks from the meeting house
- Dtelling wicked words to Puritan children
- Etelling jokes and shaking hands with raucous sailors
17These temptations haunt Dimmesdale because
- Ahe has dared to believe he can escape his suffering and flee with Hester
- Bhe has been untrue to himself and his beliefs
- Che has decided to take no further responsibility for his pact act of sin
- Dhe has renewed his love with Hester, a married woman
18When Pearl sees Dimmesdale walking in the processional on Election Day, she asks her mother
- Awhy the minister holds his hand over his heart
- Bif the minister is going with them on the ship
- Cif the minister is the same person they met in the forest
- Dwhy the minister always looks ill
- Eif the minister has signed his name in the Black Man's book
19From the ship's captain, Hester learns that
- Athe ship will be delayed for several days
- BChilingworth has booked passage on the same ship
- CDimmesdale has cancelled his ticket
- Dthe commander is in love with her
20Dimmesdale's Election Day speech
- Aseems like a cry for help
- Bstrikes deep into the hearts of the listeners as never before
- Cseems confused and disconnected, like his mind
- Dshocks the listeners with graphic details of sin
- Eseems remote and unattached to the things of this world
21As Dimmesdale collapses on the scaffold, Chilingworth says
- Athe truth is known
- Bthou hast saved thy soul
- Cthou hast escaped me
- Dcome down and say no more
22After Dimmesdale reaches the scaffold, the following is not true
- ADimmesdale reveals what appears to be a letter etched on its breast
- Bthe townspeople all agree that Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl
- Che dies on the scaffold in Hester's arm
- DPearl cries for her father
23The following statement is not true about the future of the characters
- AHester lives out her last years in her seaside cottage
- BPearl lives and marries in Europe
- CChilingworth dies
- DHester and Dimmesdale are buried in the same grave
24Hawthorne uses imagery of weeds in the following ways except
- Afor Pearl to represent the Puritan children
- Bfor Pearl to decorate her mother's scarlet letter
- Cfor the growth that emerges from the grave of a confessed sinner
- Dfor Chilingworth's medicines
25The scarlet letter symbolizes all of the following except
- Athe sin of adultery
- Bpublic shame and suffering
- Ca passionate love that can survive any obstacle
- Dan emblem that identifies its wearer as a noble servant of the sick
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