The Scarlet Letter, ch. 3-4

How does Hester feel upon seeing her husband in the crowd?

• comforted and relieved

• uneasy and alone

• tentatively happy

• furious and resentful

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How does the narrator describe Chillingworth as he stands in the crowd?

• short, intelligent-looking, and somewhat deformed

• tall, confident, and athletic-looking

• handsome and friendly with a kind face

• quiet and shy with thick spectacles

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What is Chillingworth's reaction when he realizes that the woman on the scaffold is his wife?

• He smiles reassuringly to comfort Hester.

• He is devastated to see Hester suffer.

• He resolves to tell the crowd who Hester really is.

• He signals to Hester to be silent.

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In Chapter 3, what is the symbolic significance of Roger Chillingworth's name?

• It indicates his interest in medicinal herbs and remedies.

• It represents his commitment to the Puritan religious code.

• It symbolizes his fascination with the supernatural.

• It reflects his cold and heartless nature.

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Why has Hester, who was previously married to an English scholar, lived alone for two years in Massachusetts?

• She had written to her husband asking for a divorce.

• Her husband was supposed to join her in Massachusetts but never came.

• Her husband died back in England and left her a widow.

• She had fled Europe without telling her husband where she was going.

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Which of the following best describes what Chillingworth means when he says that Hester will serve as a living "sermon against sin"?

• Hester's very existence will act as a warning to others not to sin.

• Hester will tell her story publically in order to gain sympathy for her sin.

• Hester will remain miserable because she will never truly learn from her sin.

• Hester will spend her life finding new ways to atone for her sin.

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What is ironic about Chillingworth's condemnation of the father of Hester's child for failing to reveal himself to the crowd?

• Chillingworth is honest and transparent about his intentions.

• Chillingworth already knows who the father of Hester's child is.

• Chillingworth is lying to protect his own identity as well.

• Chillingworth is the true father of Hester's child.

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After being called forth to address Hester, what does Reverend Dimmesdale demand that Hester do?

• publicly reveal the identity of her baby's father

• protect the identity of her baby's father

• give her baby up for adoption for the child's own good

• tell him who the baby's father is in private

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When Chillingworth visits the prison and gives healing concoctions to Pearl and Hester, why does Hester not trust her own husband?

• He has refused to acknowledge Pearl as his own daughter.

• He has been unfaithful to Hester throughout their marriage.

• He abandoned Hester and left her to endure punishment alone.

• He had previously tried to poison Hester back in England.

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What does Chillingworth ask Hester to do for him?

• grant him a divorce

• swear to the public that he is the father of her child

• swear to never identify him as her husband

• allow him to raise her daughter as his own

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