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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Wilson is described as having what relationship to Dimmesdale?
(a) One of his mystical mates.
(b) One of his holy fathers.
(c) One of his clerical brethern.
(d) One of his fatherly teachers.

2. When Pearl repeatedly asks Hester what the letter stand for, what does Hester tell her in Chapter 15?
(a) She says it stands for Able.
(b) She does not give an answer.
(c) She says it stands for Adultry
(d) She says it is a witch's mark.

3. How is Hibbins related to the Governor?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister-in-law.
(c) His sister.
(d) No relation.

4. Whom does Hester decide to seek out for a meeting at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Her confessor.
(b) Her (former) husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her lover.

5. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?
(a) Wildflowers.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Maple leaves.
(d) Sand and driftwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take before Chillingworth died?

2. What, according to many of the townspeople who have come to appreciate Hester, should the A stand for?

3. Hester is a self-ordained what?

4. Which of the following is NOT an explanation for Dimmesdale's "red stigma"?

5. Where is the ship the Spanish Main sailing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hawthorne describe Dimmesdale, either physically or emotionally, at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. Why does Hester say that Dimmesdale should travel somewhere, "whether in some remote village or in vast London, [...] in Germany, in France," etc?

3. How does the narrator describe the public officials in Chapter 22, many of whom were real historical figures (figures such as Bradstreet, Endicott, etc.)?

4. Why will Hester and Dimmesdale have to head back to Europe, instead of moving somewhere more rural or remote?

5. Many people pass Dimmesdale by in this chapter; why are so many people up so late and walking about?

6. Describe the three suspected causes of the "A" carved into Dimmesdale's chest.

7. In Chapter 16, Hester changes her story to Pearl about the significance of the scarlet letter. What does she say about the letter in Chapter 16?

8. What, according to the narrator, enlivened the public holiday with "some diversity of hue?"

9. What does Pearl do with the seaweed she finds, and what does it show about her as a character?

10. According to the narrator, what appeared to be Dimmesdale's subject, in his sermon in Chapter 23?

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