Scarlet Letter Reading Quiz Ch. 20-24

Pearl is a symbol of the living ___________ between Hester Prynne and Master Dimmesdale.

• ghost

• secret

• flower

• rose

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why is Hester so frustrated with Pearl?

• Pearl will not sing Hester's requested song.

• Pearl will not cross the brook to meet with her parents again.

• Pearl is not wearing her floaties and may drown in the brook.

• None of these.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Pearl goes into a fit across the brook; what does Hester attribute this behavior to?

• Pearl is showing her distaste for Master Dimmesdale.

• Pearl is not accustomed to seeing Hester without the scarlet letter.

• Pearl has become possessed by evil spirits.

• Pearl refuses to do her homework.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Where Hester and Dimmesdale have decided to run away to: 

• Boston
• The New World
• Europe
• Italy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Hester imagines that soon her scarlet letter will no longer be on her bosom; instead, it will be . . .

• at the bottom of the sea

• in the forest lost among the leaves

• left in her cottage when she leaves town

• burned in the fireplace in her cottage

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is everyone's reaction to Dimmesdale's sermon?

• They are appalled by his inappropriate sermon.
• They were distracted looking at Hester's scarlet letter.
• They were distracted looking at Hester's scarlet letter.
• They are profoundly touched by it.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What does Dimmesdale do on the scaffold after he finishes his sermon?

• He resigns from his position as minister.
• He confesses his sin of adultery.
• He faints
• He asks the crowd for forgiveness.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What is Dimmesdale's last word before he dies?

• "Goodbye, my lover."
• "Farewell!"
• "I'm sorry"
• "Dimmesdale out, peace!"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What happens to Chillingworth's estate after he dies?

• It is confiscated by the state.
• It is left to Hester.
• He donates it to the town.
• It is inherited to his friends.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What do Hester and Pearl do right after Chillingworth's death?

• They leave New England and return later.
• Using the inheritance, they buy a big mansion to live in.
• They go to Europe to live there for the rest of their lives.
• They move to a remote village in the west

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9