The Scarlet Letter Unit Test

Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?

• Edgar Allen Poe
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• John Hathorn
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

The narrator speaks in which point-of-view throughout the introduction "The Customs House"?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

What is the name of the introductory portion of The Scarlet Letter?

• Custom House Introduction
• Tax House Introduction
• Port and Docking Introduction

What does the narrator find in the second story of the Custom House?

• A scarlet rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• A black rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'
• The tale of Hester Prynne's life
• Moths

While the Custom House introduction is set in these years, The Scarlet Letter is set in these years.

• 1600s; 1400s
• 1700s; 1500s
• 1800s; 1600s
• 1900s; 1700s

What is the significance of the scarlet letter "A" which is embroidered on Hester's gown? 

• Angel
• Adulteress
• Apathetic
• Abolitionist

Hester Prynne is a master...

• Seamstress
• Cook
• Artist
• Athlete

What do the Puritan women think Hester's punishment should be ? (select all that apply)

• Burned on forehead with hot iron
• Death

• Placed on public display
• Pay a fine

Pearl is considered to be the living embodiment of the scarlet letter. This is an example of what?

• Symbolism
• Personification
• Anthromorpism
• Mood

Hester plans her escape with Dimmesdale and Pearl to...

• The Old World (Europe)

• The woods

• Canada

• Nowhere; she does not have the courage to run away.