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