New Ob W Scarlet Test

 

Comprehension Test 

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1 Are Are these these senten sentences ces true true (T) (T) or fals falsee (F)? (F)?

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Hester was married married when when Pearl was born.

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Chillin Chillingworth gworth was Pearl’s Pearl’s ffather. ather.

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The usual usual punish punishme ment nt for adultery adultery was death.

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Hester was in prison prison for five five years. years.

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People People wanted wanted their childr children en to play play with Pearl.

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Hester and Dimmesdale Dimmesdale arranged to leave Boston on an English English ship.

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Everybody Everybody saw a scarlet letter on Dimmesda Dimmesdale’ le’ss chest.

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Chillin Chillingworth gworth died a few months after Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale.

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Hester Hester never never returne returned d to Boston Boston..

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Pearl never never returned to Boston. 20 marks

2 Who sa sai i this this? ? Who Who i the the! sa sa! ! it to? to? Chillingworth Chillingworth""  Dimmesdale  Dimmesdale""  Pearl "  Hester  Hester,, Mr  Wilson## Wilson a !" will not spea# his name. $y child must find a father in heaven.’ %%%%%%.. to

%%%%%%.. $ !" have greatly wronged you.’ %%%%%%.. to %%%%%%.. c !Can you tell me who made you&’ %%%%%%.. to %%%%%%..  !'ou were a good person( and you needed a better love than mine.’ %%%%%%.. to

%%%%%%.. e !"s there nothing beyond beyond this little town&’ %%%%%%.. to %%%%%%.. 20 marks % Who Who sai sai  th this is? ? The captain" captain" Chillingworth Chillingworth"" Dimmesdale  Dimmesdale"" Pearl " Hester # a !The forest cannot hide it( but the sea will drown it.’ %%%%%%.. $ !)ill he always #eep his hand over his heart&’ %%%%%%.. c !*o( mistress( another one to oin you+’ you+’ %%%%%%..  !,oo#+ ,oo#+ *ee for yourselves+’ yourselves+’ %%%%%%.. e !'ou have escaped me+’ %%%%%%.. 10 marks

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& Who" Who" in in the the sto stor! r! # # # Chillingworth Chillingworth"" Dimmesdale  Dimmesdale"" Mistres  Mistresss Hibbins" Hibbins" Pearl " Hester  Hester..

a . . . was a priso prisoner ner of wild wild men& men& %%%%%%.. %%%%%%..  b . . . as#ed Hester tto o #eep a secret& %%%%%%.. c . . . had b beauti eautiful ful clothes& clothes& %%%%%%.. %%%%%%.. d . . . was #illed because she was a friend friend of the devil& devil& %%%%%%.. e . . . collected collected plants& plants& %%%%%%.. %%%%%%.. f . . . thr threw ew water water at the the -overn -overnor& or& %%%%%% %%%%%%.. .. g . . . was alway alwayss ready to help people in trouble& trouble& %%%%%%.. h . . . was n not ot loved by the sunshine& sunshine& %%%%%%.. i . . . gave the Electio Election n *ermon *ermon&& %%%%%%.. %%%%%%..   . . . died because he could could not have revenge& revenge& %%%%%%.. 20 marks ' Fill Fill in the the as as## *se the these se wor wors+ s+ bosom bosom"" clothes clothes"" cottage cottage""  fashion  fashion""  gold " Governor "  jdges  jdges"" !indness"" needle !indness needle"" needlewor! " Pritans  Pritans"" sea sea"" sewing " shame, sinned #

Hester went to live in a %%%%%. outside the town and near the %%%%%%%. . *he was good with a %%%%%.( and her beautiful beautiful %%%%%%%%%( often using %%%%%%%.. and silver( soon became the %%%%%%%. in Boston. Even the %%%%%%%.. wore her %%%%%%..on his shirts. *he also made %%%%%% for poor   people. But although she wor#ed for them( the %%%%%% of the town were hard %%%%%.. and they showed no %%%%%%%.. to her because she had %%%%%%%%%. . *he lived in %%%%%%% and misery( with the scarlet letter bright on her %%%%%%% . %0 marks

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 Mltiple"choice  Mltiple"ch oice Te Test  st 

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne

Setting  ,hoose the $est answer#

 The The writer writer foun found d the the scarle scarlett letter letter in in //// /////. /. a 0 1 the graveyard graveyard

b 0 1 an old bo2

c 0 1 on a ship

d 0 1 in the cottage

3 The The letter letter had had pattern patternss of //// ///// / thread thread arou around nd it. it. a 0 1 silver silver

b 0 1 yellow yellow

c 0 1 red

d 0 1 gold

4 )hen )hen the the writer writer held held the the letter letter to his chest he felt felt /////. /////. a 0 1 burning heat

b 0 1 a child’s child’s soft face

c 0 1 a happy person

d 0 1 very sad

5 The story is set in the mid6 mid6//// ///// / century century.. a 0 1 eighteenth b 0 1 seventeenth c 0 1 si2teenth d 0 1 nine nineteenth teenth 7 )hen )hen they they saw saw the scarlet scarlet letter letter the wome women n thought thought that that Hester was ///// /////.. a 0 1 frightened of prison

b 0 1 clever with her needle

c 0 1 li#e a lady

d 0 1 sad

8 Hester Hester had had been been the wife wife of /////. /////. a 0 1 an Englishman

b 0 1 an "ndian

c 0 1 a magistrate

d 0 1 a prisoner 

9 *he had lived lived in in ///// with with her husband husband before before she came to :ew England. England. a 0 1 ;msterdam ;msterdam

b 0 1 ,ondon

c 0 1 $assachusetts

d 0 1 *alem

< Hester Hester would would not not tell peopl peoplee the nam namee of //// /////. /. a 0 1 the father of her child

b 0 1 her husband

c 0 1 her child

d 0 1 her priest

= Hester Hester was rele release ased d from from the the prison prison in /////. /////. a 0 1 :ew 'or#

b 0 1 *alem

c 0 1 Boston

d 0 1 England

> )hen Hester was released from prison prison she lived lived /////. a 0 1 iin n the centre of town c 0 1 in a big house

b 0 1 with with -overnor Bellingha Bellingham m

d 0 1 in a small cottage cott age

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Characters ,hoose the $est answer#

 Hester was tall and perfectly shaped with with /////. a 0 1 long blonde hair

b 0 1 short dar# hair

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c 0 1 long dar# hair

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d 0 1 short blond hair 

 

3 Hester had had married married /////. /////. a 0 1 a much older man

b 0 1 a friend

c 0 1 a younger man

d 0 1 a man the same age

4 Hester had to wear the scarlet scarlet ; for /////. /////. a 0 1 three hours

b 0 1 three years

c 0 1 three days

d 0 1 the rest of her life

5 $r Dimmesda Dimmesdale le was a priest priest who was /////. /////. a 0 1 shy and sensitive

b 0 1 young and happy

c 0 1 old and sad

d 0 1 old and happy

7 Hester’s daughter daughter Pearl was not allowed allowed to /////. a 0 1 wear red clothes b 0 1 see her mother  c 0 1 play with other childr children en

d 0 1 tal# to other people

8 ?oger Chilling Chillingworth worth was well #nown #nown in town /////. /////. a 0 1 for helping the church

b 0 1 for being unhappy

c 0 1 because he was Hester’s Hester ’s husband

d 0 1 for his #nowledge of medicines

9 Pearl was was a child child /////. /////. a 0 1 of many moods

b 0 1 with lots of friends

c 0 1 who was always happy

d 0 1 who slept a lot

< -overnor Bellingh Bellingham am wanted to ta#e ///// away from Hester. a 0 1 the scarlet letter b 0 1 the cottage c 0 1 Pearl d 0 1 the priest = ?oger Chilling Chillingworth worth was the ///// of ;rthur ;rthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale. a 0 1 brother

b 0 1 medical medical adviser

c 0 1 prisoner

d 0 1 father 

3> $istress Hibbins Hibbins was the ///// of -overnor Bellingha Bellingham. m. a 0 1 sister

b 0 1 daughter

c 0 1 wife

d 0 1 mother 

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 Dialogue Who sai this?

3 !" will will not spea# his his name.’ a 0 1 Hester Heste r

b 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

c 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

d 0 1 the stranger stra nger

33 !" will will #eep your your secret( as " have #ept his(’ a 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

b 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

c 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

d 0 1 Hester 

34 !;re you the right right person to teach this child the ways of -od%&’ -od%&’ a 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

b 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

c 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

d 0 1 -overnor 

Bellingham 35 !,isten to me( child. child. Can you you tell me who made made you&’ a 0 1 Hester Heste r

b 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

c 0 1 -overnor Bellingham

d 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

37 !Tell !Tell me( me( doctor( is my health health any better since you began to ta#e care of this poor( wea# body

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of mine&’ a 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

b 0 1 Hester Heste r

c 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

d 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

38 !Come up here( Hester( you and and little little Pearl.’ a 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth c 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

b 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson d 0 1 -overnor Bellingham

39 !'ou !'ou would not promise to hold my hand( and my mother’s hand( hand( here tomorrow.’ a 0 1 Hester Heste r b 0 1 Pearl c 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale d 0 1 -overnor Bellingham 3< !" am sorry for you. 'o 'ou were a good person( and you needed a better love than mine. mine.’’ a 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

b 0 1 Hester Heste r

c 0 1 Pearl

d 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

3= !@h( Hester( -od has been merciful merciful++ This This is already a better life.’ life.’ a 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale c 0 1 Pearl

b 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

d 0 1 -overnor Bellingh Bellingham am

4> !)e will have a home of our own( and an d you will sit on his #nee and he will teach you many things( and love you dearly.’ a 0 1 ?oger Chillingworth Chillingworth

b 0 1 ;rthur Dimmesdale

c 0 1 Hester Heste r

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Vocabulary ,hoose the $est answer#

4 a person who wor#s as a udge udge in a court of law a 0 1 -overnor

b 0 1 magistrate magistrate

c 0 1 $aster

d 0 1 priest

43 a high platform where criminal criminalss are #illed in public public a 0 1 scaffold

b 0 1 passion

44 having having done done nothing nothing wrong wrong a 0 1 guilty b 0 1 innocent

c 0 1 mercy

c 0 1 evil

d 0 1 sin

d 0 1 wise

45 a long( thin thin piece piece of cotton( used with a needle for sewing sewing a 0 1 thread

b 0 1 balcony balcony

c 0 1 magic

d 0 1 chee# 

47 having having done something something that is against against the law law a 0 1 heaven

b 0 1 devil

c 0 1 guilty

d 0 1 magic

48 being #ind and forgiv forgiving ing to someone who has done something wrong a 0 1 pray

b 0 1 shame

c 0 1 respect

d 0 1 mercy

49 to feel pain or great sadness sadness a 0 1 sin

b 0 1 soul

c 0 1 suffer

d 0 1 shame

4< somebody you wor# with or have a relationship relationship with a 0 1 priest

b 0 1 public public

c 0 1 Puritans

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d 0 1 partner 

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d 0 1 $r )ilson )ilson

 

4= to stop s top feeling angry with with someone who has done done something to harm or annoy you a 0 1 forgive

b 0 1 innocent

c 0 1 oy

d 0 1 respect respec t

5> to have a very very good opinion opinion of someone a 0 1 nervous

b 0 1 respect

c 0 1 mercy

d 0 1 mood

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 Plot  ,hoose the $est answer#

5 The women women in in the town thought thought that Hester /////. /////. a 0 1 was good

b 0 1 was clever

c 0 1 ought to die

d 0 1 should go to England England

53 Hester made little little ///// for for the babies babies of the town. a 0 1 soc#s and shoes

b 0 1 coats and hats

c 0 1 tops and trousers

d 0 1 scarlet letters

54 ?oger Chillin Chillingworth gworth as#ed Hester Hester to #eep his /////. /////. a 0 1 secret

b 0 1 house

c 0 1 boo#s

d 0 1 money

55 ?oger Chilling Chillingworth worth was shoc#ed by what what he saw when he /////. a 0 1 met Hester in in the forest

b 0 1 saw $r )ilson )ilson

c 0 1 pulled open the priest’s shirt

d 0 1 met Pearl in town

57 Hester believed that ?oger Chillingwo Chillingworth rth was the priest’s /////. /////. a 0 1 secret enemy

b 0 1 lost brother

c 0 1 best friend

d 0 1 father 

58 Hester and Pearl tal#ed to ;rthur Dimmesdale on a wal# in the /////. a 0 1 garden

b 0 1 forest

c 0 1 graveyard graveyard

d 0 1 church

59 ?oger Chilling Chillingworth worth planned to ///// with Hester and ;rthur Dimmesda Dimmesdale. le. a 0 1 go on the ship

b 0 1 wal# in the forest

c 0 1 go to church

d 0 1 go to prison

5< Hester stood ///// during the day with Pearl and ;rthur ;rthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale. a 0 1 on the scaffold b 0 1 in the graveyard c 0 1 on the ship d 0 1 in the church 5= Pearl became became the ///// of those days days in :ew England. England. a 0 1 youngest youngest woman

b 0 1 wea#est person

c 0 1 most beautiful beautiful woman

d 0 1 richest person

7> Pearl always always #ept her ///// for her mother. mother. a 0 1 scarlet letter

b 0 1 cottage in :ew England England

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d 0 1 clothes

 

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