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