The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • 1. What is the name of the main character in The Scarlet Letter?
A) Hester Prynne
B) Dimmesdale
C) Chillingworth
D) Pearl
  • 2. Who is Pearl's father?
A) Governor Bellingham
B) Reverend Wilson
C) Roger Chillingworth
D) Arthur Dimmesdale
  • 3. What sin does Hester commit?
A) Adultery
B) Theft
C) Murder
D) Blasphemy
  • 4. Who is Hester's estranged husband?
A) Bellingham
B) Arthur Dimmesdale
C) Roger Chillingworth
D) Reverend Wilson
  • 5. What does Hester do to support herself?
A) Teaching
B) Embroidery
C) Farming
D) Nursing
  • 6. How does Dimmesdale punish himself?
A) Public confession
B) Isolation
C) Starvation
D) Self-flagellation
  • 7. What does Pearl symbolize in the novel?
A) Innocence
B) The consequences of sin
C) Authority
D) Tradition
  • 8. What is Arthur Dimmesdale's profession?
A) Physician
B) Minister
C) Lawyer
D) Merchant
  • 9. What does the color red symbolize?
A) Anger and violence
B) Authority and power
C) Love and happiness
D) Passion and sin
  • 10. What is the ultimate fate of Dimmesdale?
A) He dies
B) He becomes a hermit
C) He escapes
D) He is executed
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