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Scarlet Letter
Final Novel Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In which century did Hawthorne write The Scarlet Letter | 19th |
| What are the three main points of Puritan theology | Predestination, providence, and original sin |
| What is Chillingworth’s most serious sin | He allows his mind to become overpowered by a desire for revenge |
| What is Dimmesdale’s most serious sin | He preaches to his congregation about sin when he is himself a sinner |
| What is the community’s most serious sin | Treating Hester as a scapegoat for its sins |
| What is the setting of the novel | Boston, 1690 |
| Hawthorne suggests in Chapter 1 that in every community there are two portions of soil automatically allotted to what | Cemetery, prison |
| “It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve that darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow” refers to what | Rosebush |
| What does Hester think of as she stands on the scaffold | Her childhood |
| How long has Hester’s husband been away from her | Two years |
| Dimmesdale speaks to Hester during the first scaffold scene to convince her to do what | Identify Pearl’s father |
| Who is the man Hester recognizes in the crowd | Her husband |
| When Hester left the prison, how did she feel about her future | After standing on the scaffold, she could live through anything |
| When Chillingworth comes to Hester in prison, what does she ask him | If he would avenge himself on Pearl |
| What request does Chillingworth make of Hester | To keep his identity a secret |
| What is Chillingworth’s real reason for not revealing his true identity | He would be better able to discover Hester’s partner in sin |
| How did Chillingworth set himself up in the colony | As a physician |
| In order to support herself and Pearl, how does Hester earn a living | Embroidering for the villagers |
| Why did Hester go to Governor Bellingham’s residence | To deliver a pair of gloves and to appeal to him not to take Pearl away |
| How was Pearl dressed when they went to the governor’s | in a crimson dress embroidered in gold thread |
| What arrangements were made for the living quarters of Chillingworth and Dimmesdale | Lodged in the same house |
| Who interceded on Hester’s behalf regarding custody of Pearl | Dimmesdale |
| Who is Mistress Hibbins | Governor Bellngham’s sister |
| In his conversation with Chillingworth, Dimmesdale suggests that men have a valid reason to bury secrets in their hearts and not confess. What does he argue | Only God can judge sin |
| What does Dimmesdale do to punish himself | Fasts, whips himself, keeps vigils |
| While on the scaffold the second time, what does Pearl ask Dimmesdale | If he will stand with them at noon |
| What is found on the scaffold after the minister’s vigil | Glove |
| Who witnessed Dimmesdale’s anguish with Hester and Pearl on the scaffold | Chillingworth |
| When Hester meets Chillingworth near the seashore what does she ask permission to do | Reveal his identity to Dimmesdale |
| Pearl keeps asking her mother what three questions | Why do you wear the letter, what does the letter mean, why does the minister keep his hand over his heart |
| When Chillingworth suggests that Hester remove the letter, what does she say | When it is time, it will fall off on its own |
| After the meeting in the forest what do Hester and Dimmesdale decide to do | Leave town together |
| The villagers thought that Pearl’s character and actions were influenced by what / whom | The Evil One |
| When Pearl wonders why Hester wears the scarlet letter, what does she ask | If it is for the same reason the minister keeps his hand over his heart |
| When Hester and Dimmesdale talk in the forest, what does Hester do | Removes the letter and throws it down near the brook |
| What does Dimmesdale’s confession follow | Election Day Sermon |
| Where did Dimmesdale die | Scaffold |
| The Puritan community held what beliefs about the presence of Dimmesdale’s letter | He inflicted it on himself, Chillingworth inflicted it on him with magic and drugs, it gnawed outward from his innermost heart |
| Why did Hester return to the town at the end of the novel | This was the scene of her sin, and here she hoped to repent |
| Where was Hester buried | Near Dimmesdale |
| Pearl was an heiress to whose fortune | Chillingworth’s |
| The community that Hawthorne describes was composed of what kind of people | Strict Puritans |
| In the course of the story, the scarlet letter is interpreted in what ways | Adultery, angel, able |
| What does the forest represent to Hester and Dimmesdale | Freedom |
| How is truth revealed throughout the novel | Full brightness of the noonday sun |
| What is Hester’s most memorable quality | Her strength |
| Which character best embodies the freedom and innocence of nature | Pearl |
| The characters and their names are often used symbolically. Which adjective best describes the symbolic meaning of the name Pearl | Of great price |
| What does the A mean to Dimmesdale | A reminder of hidden sin |
| With what issues does The Scarlet Letter deal | Love, sin, human weakness |
| Where does the main action of the novel take place | Boston |
| The rosebush outside the prison is supposed to have sprung up in the footsteps of whom | Anne Hutchinson |
| Until his confession, the only people besides the minister himself to know the truth about his guilt are Hester, Chillingworth, and who | Mistress Hibbins |
| In what century does the main action of The Scarlet Letter take place | 17th |
| Where do the three most crucial scenes in the novel take place | Scaffold |
| What is the original significance of the scarlet letter A embroidered on Hester’s gown | Adulterer |
| What is Chillingworth’s relationship with Hester | Husband |
| Who suggests Dimmesdale and Chillingworth live in the same house | Chillingworth |
| How do the townspeople who see the red A in the sky interpret it | Angel |
| What frequent action of Dimmesdale’s foreshadows the presence of something hidden | Putting his hand to his chest |
| When Hester and Arthur have their conversation in the forest, how long has it been since their last private conversation | Seven years |
| How do Hester, Arthur, and Pearl plan to leave town | Ship |
| Where is the one place that Dimmesdale is safe from Chillingworth | Scaffold |
| Hawthorne suggests that the wild rosebush that grows outside of the prison door is symbolic of what | “A sweet moral blossom” that could “relieve this tale of human frailty and suffering.” |
| What does the scarlet letter look like | Artistically done, with elaborate embroidery and flourishes of gold thread |
| In relation to age, Hester’s husband is . . . | much older than she |
| To support herself and Pearl, Hester sells needlework for all public ceremonies except which | Weddings |
| When asked who created her, what does Pearl reply | The wild rosebush outside the prison door |
| What is Hester’s response when she hears that the Puritan Council might allow her to remove the scarlet letter | She indicates only God can remove the letter |
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