The setting of the scarlet letter is
Boston in the 1550's
Salem in the 1700's
Salem in the 1850's
Boston in the 1640's
In the first chapter, the symbol of hope is
the open prison door
the rosebush
the bright sunlight
the procession of dignitaries
As Hester stands shamed on the scaffold, it is ironic that she
does not look like the kind of woman any could love
would remind a Roman Catholic of the Virgin Mary
has no husband
really is not guilty because she believes her husband is dead
Hawthorne describes the scarlet letter on Hester's bosom as
a drab, faded piece of homespun fabric
an indication of Hester's feelings of humility
an impressive display of her needlework
none of the above
Chillingworth tells Hester that he was wrong to marry her because
she was young and he was old
he was a solitary man given to scholarly pursuits
he had married her against her will
a and b are true
Regarding the father of Hester's child, Chilingsworth intends to
make him stand before the church elders to face punishment
make him pay for the upbringing of Pearl
forgive him when he admits that he is the father
make him suffer mental anguish
Upon Chilingworth's demand, Hester promises that
she will let him be the physician for her and little Pearl
she will keep his identity a secret
he will take care of him in his old age
she will never remove the scarlet letter
Hester names her daughter Pearl because
the child has cost her everything she has
she has a complexion as pure and white as a pearl
she likes expensive jewelry
all of the above
Chilingsworth might be called a leech because
doctors were called leeches because they used leeches to bleed diseases out of their patients
he is draining the life out of Dimmesdale
his life takes its sustenance from another man's life
Chilingsworth first knows that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father when
Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold at midnight
Dimmesdale argues for Hester to keep the child
He looks beneath Dimmesdale's vestment while the latter is sleeping
He discovers that Dimmesdale intends to flee the colony
After seven years have gone by, the townspeople have come to view Hester differently and the scarlet has come to mean
adultery
angel
able
amiable
Pearl shows that she is intuitive because
she knows what the A stands for
she asks questions about the meaning of the scarlet letter and why the minister puts his hand over her heart
she wants to hear stories about the Black Man
she plays with animals and flowers
After the second scaffold scene, all of the following changes take places in Hester's life except
she speculates about the condition of the whole race of womanhood
the scarlet letter is now interpreted as Able
she associate freely with Mistress Hibbins
she is a curse to the sick
Hester's femininity and beauty return when
she tells Dimmesdale that Chilingworth is her husband
Pearl makes an A out of seaweed for herself
Hester takes off the scarlet letter
Dimmesdale kisses her in the forest
she and Pearl stand in the sunlight together
For Hester and Dimmesdale, the reunion in the forest is
a moment in which sunlight pours upon them in full sympathy
a moment in which they experience joy and hope
a chance for them to plan their future together
When Dimmesdale leaves the forest after meeting with Hester, all of the following are temptations for him except
telling blasphemous thoughts about the communion supper to a deacon
denying there is immorality to an old woman
stealing candlesticks from the meeting house
telling wicked words to Puritan children
telling jokes and shaking hands with raucous sailors
These temptations haunt Dimmesdale because
he has dared to believe he can escape his suffering and flee with Hester
he has been untrue to himself and his beliefs
he has decided to take no further responsibility for his pact act of sin
he has renewed his love with Hester, a married woman
When Pearl sees Dimmesdale walking in the processional on Election Day, she asks her mother
why the minister holds his hand over his heart
if the minister is going with them on the ship
if the minister is the same person they met in the forest
why the minister always looks ill
if the minister has signed his name in the Black Man's book
From the ship's captain, Hester learns that
the ship will be delayed for several days
Chilingworth has booked passage on the same ship
Dimmesdale has cancelled his ticket
the commander is in love with her
Dimmesdale's Election Day speech
seems like a cry for help
strikes deep into the hearts of the listeners as never before
seems confused and disconnected, like his mind
shocks the listeners with graphic details of sin
seems remote and unattached to the things of this world
As Dimmesdale collapses on the scaffold, Chilingworth says
the truth is known
thou hast saved thy soul
thou hast escaped me
come down and say no more
After Dimmesdale reaches the scaffold, the following is not true
Dimmesdale reveals what appears to be a letter etched on its breast
the townspeople all agree that Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl
he dies on the scaffold in Hester's arm
Pearl cries for her father
The following statement is not true about the future of the characters
Hester lives out her last years in her seaside cottage
Pearl lives and marries in Europe
Chilingworth dies
Hester and Dimmesdale are buried in the same grave
Hawthorne uses imagery of weeds in the following ways except
for Pearl to represent the Puritan children
for Pearl to decorate her mother's scarlet letter
for the growth that emerges from the grave of a confessed sinner
for Chilingworth's medicines
The scarlet letter symbolizes all of the following except
the sin of adultery
public shame and suffering
a passionate love that can survive any obstacle
an emblem that identifies its wearer as a noble servant of the sick
