Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering the entirety of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Each quiz may double as a guided reading worksheet to support engagement and promote accountability. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading bundle option is available.) Information on each individual assessment follows.
Chapters 1-4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Setting
What (or who) Hester carries in her arms
The letter with which Hester is marked
The accusation against Hester
John Wilson's job
Dimmesdale's job
Demands placed upon Hester
Whether or not Hester follows through on those demands
Chillingworth's relation to Hester
Chillingworth's intentions
Chapters 5-9. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The name of Hester's daughter
The narrator's commentary on where people tend to be situated
How Hester makes money
Hester's treatment of the community
The daughter's social isolation
How townspeople attempt to complicate Hester's relationship with her child
Bellingham's role
Hester's assessment of the roles of her daughter in her life
Chillingworth's deception
Where Chillingworth lives
Why Chillingworth comes to despise a neighbor
How townspeople perceive Chillingworth
Chapters 10-14. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Dimmesdale's mindset
The effect of his mindset on his sermons
Pearl's age
Hester's nickname
The new meaning of Hester's "A"
Dimmesdale's climbing up to the scaffold
Whether Dimmesdale considers admitting his sins publicly
Dimmesdale's promise to Pearl
A sudden event in the sky
Hester's interaction with Chillingworth
Hester's perspective on how much influence magistrates should have on whether her letter should be removed
Chapters 15-20. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Pearl's playful behavior
Pearl's curiosities
Hester's reaction to Pearl's repeated questioning
Where Hester plans to meet Dimmesdale
How light interacts with Hester and Pearl respectively
How Dimmesdale believes he could achieve inner peace
The only sin worse than hypocrisy, according to Dimmesdale
Why Pearl becomes reluctant to approach her mother
The plan for Hester and Dimmesdale's shared future
Dimmesdale's unexpected behaviors
Chapters 21-24. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Chillingworth's deception
Dimmesdale's outward appearance as he begins his sermon
Mistress Hibbins' remarks about Dimmesdale
Where Hester is when the sermon is delivered
The ship master's offering to Pearl
The nature of the sermon
How the public reacts to the sermon
The narrator's view on what the story's lesson is
What Chillingworth willed to Pearl
Where Hester and Pearl move to
Whether Hester returns to the Boston area
Where Hester is eventually laid to rest
Resources are available for teaching several pieces by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering the entirety of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Each quiz may double as a guided reading worksheet to support engagement and promote accountability. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading bundle option is available.) Information on each individual assessment follows.
Chapters 1-4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Setting
What (or who) Hester carries in her arms
The letter with which Hester is marked
The accusation against Hester
John Wilson's job
Dimmesdale's job
Demands placed upon Hester
Whether or not Hester follows through on those demands
Chillingworth's relation to Hester
Chillingworth's intentions
Chapters 5-9. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The name of Hester's daughter
The narrator's commentary on where people tend to be situated
How Hester makes money
Hester's treatment of the community
The daughter's social isolation
How townspeople attempt to complicate Hester's relationship with her child
Bellingham's role
Hester's assessment of the roles of her daughter in her life
Chillingworth's deception
Where Chillingworth lives
Why Chillingworth comes to despise a neighbor
How townspeople perceive Chillingworth
Chapters 10-14. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Dimmesdale's mindset
The effect of his mindset on his sermons
Pearl's age
Hester's nickname
The new meaning of Hester's "A"
Dimmesdale's climbing up to the scaffold
Whether Dimmesdale considers admitting his sins publicly
Dimmesdale's promise to Pearl
A sudden event in the sky
Hester's interaction with Chillingworth
Hester's perspective on how much influence magistrates should have on whether her letter should be removed
Chapters 15-20. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Pearl's playful behavior
Pearl's curiosities
Hester's reaction to Pearl's repeated questioning
Where Hester plans to meet Dimmesdale
How light interacts with Hester and Pearl respectively
How Dimmesdale believes he could achieve inner peace
The only sin worse than hypocrisy, according to Dimmesdale
Why Pearl becomes reluctant to approach her mother
The plan for Hester and Dimmesdale's shared future
Dimmesdale's unexpected behaviors
Chapters 21-24. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Chillingworth's deception
Dimmesdale's outward appearance as he begins his sermon
Mistress Hibbins' remarks about Dimmesdale
Where Hester is when the sermon is delivered
The ship master's offering to Pearl
The nature of the sermon
How the public reacts to the sermon
The narrator's view on what the story's lesson is
What Chillingworth willed to Pearl
Where Hester and Pearl move to
Whether Hester returns to the Boston area
Where Hester is eventually laid to rest
Resources are available for teaching several pieces by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
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