Reading Comprehension: The Scarlet Letter

Question 1

How do the townspeople regard the “A” differently as the plot progresses?

Accepted Answer

They try to change the meaning of it.

Question 2

True or False: Hester chooses to make her own “A.”

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The highlighted portion of the excerpt is an example of a(n) _______.

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 4

True or False: Reverend Dimmesdale is the real father of Hester’s child.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What is a theme of The Scarlet Letter?

Accepted Answer

Isolation, Sin

Question 6

What effect is created by Hester’s flashback on the scaffold?

Accepted Answer

Mystery, Tension

Question 7

What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter?

Accepted Answer

Puritan Boston

Question 8

How does Reverend Dimmesdale’s character change throughout the story?

Accepted Answer

He becomes unstable and ridden with guilt.

Question 9

The highlighted portion of the excerpt is an example of _______.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 10

What is the direct object in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Medicine

Question 11

How does the author create dramatic irony through the character of Roger Chillingworth?

Accepted Answer

Hester knows his true identity, but others do not., The audience knows his true identity, but others do not.

Question 12

Why does Hester refuse to stop wearing the scarlet letter?

Accepted Answer

It has become a symbol of her identity.

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