The Scarlet Letter

Who questions whether Hester is fit to be a parent?

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Mistress Hibbins

• Governor Billingham

Who takes on a false identity to exact revenge?

• Hester

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Mistress Hibbins

• Governor Billingham

Who is Pearl's father?

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Governor Billingham

• No one knows

Who is represented by a snake?

• Dr. Chillingworth

• Rev. Dimmesdale

• Pearl

• Hester

Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• John Hathorn

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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?

• scarlet rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'

• black rag of cloth in the shape of an 'A'

• The tale of Hester Prynne's life

• Moths

What sensation does the narrator relay when he holds the scarlet letter up to his chest?

• burning sensation

• chilling sensation

• warm, loving sensation

• sensation of hatred

What does the narrator do after holding the scarlet letter up to his chest and feeling something?

• He drops it.

• He carefully folds it up and puts it away.

• He yells and throws it away.

• He holds it closer.

Which statement best describes the narrator's intention in telling Hester's story?

• He wants to set the record straight with a definitive account of events.

• He wants to sensationalize her story and make it a bestselling story.

• He wants to compose a work that, while not factually accurate, preserves the spirit of her story.

• He wants to prove to his family how great of an author he is.