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Tale
Thirty-Nine
of Two
Cities
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was Pearl’s(page
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reading activities
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ACTIVITY 2 BEFORE READING
3 Lucie.
Pearl.
Encourage students to speculate and to make
4f ‘Jacques’.
Hester and Dimmesdale arranged to leave
will
guesses,but
but do
do not
not tell
tell them
them the
the answers
answers.They
Theywill
guesses
5 ‘A terrible
machine
of death’,
with a sharp knife that
Boston
on an English
ship.
findable
outtoas
they
read
that
the answers
are
1a, 1c
will
find
out
as they
that
the
‘yes’
answers
are
be
check
theirread
answers
when
they
read
the
people’ssaw
heads.
g cuts off
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a scarlet letter on
(but
the
Injured
Fund,
not6.himself), 2a,
numbers
1,‘yes’
2,
and
4.Jockeys
story.for
The
answers
are 2,
5 and
Dimmesdale’s chest.
2b, 2d. 2 BEFORE READING
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
3 BEFORE READING
h
Chillingworth
died a few months after
Encourage students to speculate and to make
World
began
in 1939
andstudents
ended
The Second
correct
answerWar
is 2,
but do
not tell
Dimmesdale.
guesses but do not tell them the answers. They will
in
The
children
lived
in to
Poland,
in eastern
this.
They
will
find returned
out
when
they
read
the story.
Hester
never
Boston.
i 1945.
find out as they read that the only ‘yes’ answers are
To get
to Switzerland,
they had to go west to
jEurope.Pearl
never
returned to Boston.
numbers
5 1and
6.
ChApTers
To
5 whIlE
Germany, and
then
south READING
to Switzerland.
203hemarks
1ACTIVITY
Because
didn’t READING
like cheating, and he knew that he
BEFORE
had
a
very
good
chance
of winning
that day.
In
France in the 18th century
rich noblemen
owned
ChApTers 1 And 2 whIlE READING
2
He
drove
off
the
road
and
into
a
tree,
probably
2 Who
said
this?
Who
didthe
they
sayhad
it to?
Chillingworth,
most
of
the
land,
and
poor
nothing.
They had
1 31 years.
Dimmesdale,
Pearl,
Hester,
Mr
Wilson.
because
he
went
to
sleep
while
heeat,
wasand
driving.
hard
lives,
did
not
have
enough
to
hated
the
1 To 3 whIlE READING
2ChApTers
He was bored.
‘I will
not
speak
his
name.
My
child
must
3aKing
Because
he
was
interested
to
find
out
why
George
and
noblemen.
How
. . his
.?
He
knocked
down aarrived
guard with
catapult
31 Because
a man
called Scudder
at hisa flat
and
findkept
a father
………………..
to
had
a boxinofheaven.’
his worst
mistakes.
and stole
Then he walked out of the
asked
for his uniform.
help.
………………..
4 By
giving him a lot of money.
prisonsomeone
with thewas
other
guards.
4 That
going
to kill the Greek Prime
‘I have greatly
wronged
you.’
………………..
5b Because
it showed
that they
had
met each otherto
2 Minister.
How . . .? By hiding in a luggage lift.
………………..
before
O’Tree shot Yaxley’s horses.
35ChApTers
Why . . .? 1put
Because
a prisoner
had
escaped.
Someone
Toa3knife
whIlE
through
READING
his heart.
‘Can
me whoormade
you?’ person.
6c He
wasyou
nottell
a serious
responsible
What Cruncher
. . he
.? The
and
sent him
her to
164 Jerry
Because
was Nazis
afraidtook
that her
theyaway
would
arrest
for
………………..
to ………………..
7 Because
nobody knew
that he had them.
Germany.
2 Jarvis
murder.
Lorry
‘You were
good
person,she
and
needed
8d Dana
knewahim
because
gotyou
drugs
froma him,
Why
. . .? Because
375 Monsieur
To
Scotland.
Defarge on the night his wife was taken
better
mine.’ ………………..
and
Ivorlove
hitthan
him because
he wanted him to
to stay away
away,
someone
shot at the car, and one of the Nazi
48 Madame
As
a milkman.
Defarge
………………..
from
Dana.
soldiersfather,
was hitDr
inManette
the arm.
5 Lucie’s
‘Is therehe
nothing
this little
town?’ life in
9eChApTers
Because
thought
they could
put Philip’s
3 And
4beyond
whIlE
READING
What . . Darnay
.? To tell them that he was going to
6 Charles
………………..
………………..
danger.
1 F
The writing intoScudder’s
notebook was mostly
Switzerland
to find their mother, and that they
7 Sydney
Carton
numbers.
reAdIng
ChApTer
6 they could.
should
follow
him
as soon as
8Before
Miss
Pross
20
marks
2 T
students
to speculate
and
to make
7Encourage
Where . . .?
To the place
where the
trains
slow down.
3ChApTers
F The young
4 And
hotel
5 whIlE
owner
READING
thought that Hannay’s
guesses
but
do
not
tell
them
the
answers.
They will
3 1
Who
said
this?
ChApTers
4The
And
5 The
whIlE
READING
Who
story
. . .?was
wonderful.
child
of a captain,
man calledChillingworth,
Gaspard.
find
out
as
they
read
that
the
answers
are
1c and
Pearl,
Hester.
412Dimmesdale,
T
How . . .? By
holding
on under the Marquis’s coach.
2b.‘The forest cannot hide it, but the sea will
The
stole
their
enemies,
523a F
How
Hannay
. . children
.? He
stole
feltthe
they
carfood
were
thatfrom
hard,
belonged
cruel
to
landowners.
the twobut
men.
drown
it.’
………………..
ChApTers
6
To
9
whIlE
READING
never
from
their
own
people.
46 F
What
Hannay
. . .? He
spoke
was about
killed Australia
by Gaspard
at the
(‘Jacques’),
election
‘Will
keep
his hand
heart?’
Why
. he
. .?always
Because
hethrough
didn’t
want
tohis
destroy
31b T
who
meeting.
pushed
a knife
hisover
heart
while
he was
………………..
Daylight’s
enthusiasm for racing.
47 T
sleeping.
‘So,Ruth
another
oneinand
to
join
you!’
How
. .?
.?and
HisBronia
mother
had
left
him
to stay
with
582c F
the
forest
in
summer,
Who
Sirmistress,
.. .Harry
Charles
wrote
Darnay,
alived
letter
to
Sir
Sydney
Walter
Carton.
Bullivant,
a
………………..
Samantha
several
times
when
he
was
a
child.
and
in
Warsaw
in
winter.
6 What
friend
. . .?of
Tohis
remember
uncle. that there was a man who
‘Look!
Look!
yourselves!’
Why
. .give
.?
Because
George
Millace
was
going
63d F
Ruth
asked
the for
Russian
officer to
find
her to
would
his See
life
to
keep
someone
she
loved
alive
Before
reAdIng ChApTer 5
………………..
take
photos
of
andbrother
close
toEdek.
her.him, but he died, and the news
Encourage
students
to
speculate
and to make
‘You
escaped
me!’
………………..
photographers
were
allManette
busy.
7e F
Janhave
all
soldiers.
What
. .hated
.? He
told
Dr
his real name,
guesses but do not tell them the answers. They will
How
.? Hehis
was
pleased
because
she Marquis
liked his of
84 T
which,. .since
uncle’s
death,
was the
10 check
marks
be able to
their answers when they read the
photos,
but was also alarmed at the idea of his
Evrémonde.
Before
6 1, 3, 4 and 5.
chapter. reAdIng
The ‘yes’ ChApTer
answers are
h is work.
8 hobby
What . becoming
. .? It brought
back memories of the Bastille,
Encourage speculation. The correct answer is 1,
5ChApTers
What
. .nine
.?5Her
husband’s
friendship
Dana
and for
days
nine
nights he with
returned
toden
his
And
6and
whIlE
READING
but do not tell students this before they read the
Relgan.
old prison work of making shoes.
chapter. Let them check their guesses as they read.
While Reading
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activities answers
To
8story
whIlE
And
7
whIlE
READING
Who,. . in
the
…READING
Chillingworth,
Dimmesdale,
Philip
didn’t
win
either race. He
came in
164ChApTers
How
.?6Cold
and
hungry.
Mistress
Hibbins,
Pearl,
Hester.
12 Edek
had
run
away
from
the
Warthe
camp.
Jacques
Gaspard’s
dead
body after the
second .on
and third on
Chainmail.
Where
.Five,
.?Daylight,
Toabout
a farmhouse.
a ….the
prisoner
of George
wild
men?
………………..
273 When
at the
field
kitchen
Ruth
soldiers
had
him.
learnt
that
had
stopped
at
What
. was
.?fight
Heakilled
hooded
his
eyes
like
afinished,
hawk.
b
…
asked
Hester
to
keep
a
secret?
holding
Edek’s
hand.
24 was
Madame
Defarge,
about
the
Revolution.
Lance
Kinship’s
house
for
a
drink
on
his
way
home.
What . . .? He said that he was a sailor called Ned
………………..
38 Jan
not
believe
Edek’s
story
about
hiding
John
about
whether
Ernest
Defarge
isunder
called
Whydid
.Barsad,
. who
.?
Because
Yaxley
was
home
from
Hong
Ainslie
had
stolen
some
money
a car.
c
…
had
beautiful
clothes?
………………..
a
train.
Jacques
orthree
not.used
Kong .just
weeks
after George’s
5 How
. .?
He
explosive
to blow death.
up the door.
dBerlin
…. Defarge,
killed
because
she
was
athe
friend
ofdead
the
In
children
stayed
intower.
an
old
cinema.
Ernest
about
the
attack
on
Bastille.
What
helped
the
and
children
of
649 Where
.. was
..?the
.?ItOn
top
of
anwives
old
devil?
………………..
57 and
Jan
was
helping
some
other
boys
to
steal
food
from
Jarvis
Lorry,
about
Jerry
Cruncher,
who
was
going
injured
jockeys.
How . . .? He crawled slowly and carefully and
e take
… care
collected
the
trains.
to
of Mrplants?
Lorry ………………..
on his trip to Paris.
avoided
the
wires.
reAdIng ChApTer 10
f
…
threw
water
at
the
6Before
The
American
Captain
told
Jan he had
been stealing
Charles Darnay, about the Governor?
Marquis
of………………..
Evrémonde
Encourage
students
to
speculate
ChApTers
7
And 8 whIlE
READINGand to make
g … was
always
help
people in trouble?
American
food
sent ready
to feedtothe
refugees.
(himself).
but
do
not
tell
them
the
answer.
They
will
17guesses,
Alexander
took
care
Hannay
whenhave
he
………………..
Jan
went
toTurnbull
prison
because
the
children
didn’t
Charles
Darnay,
about
being
a of
prisoner
himself,
find
out
as
they
read
that
the
answer
is
number
was
ill
with
malaria.
h …
was nottoloved
by the
enough
money
pay
the
200sunshine?
marks.
and
remembering
Dr Manette’s
many years in the2.
2 Scudder
had
sent
a
letter
to
Sir
Walter
Bullivant
Bastille. ………………..
ChApTers
10 To 13 whIlE READING
ChApTers
9
And
10
whIlE
READING
saying
that
was
with a Sermon?
good friend.
i …White,
gaveheto
the
Election
………………..
11ChApTers
Lord
Philip,
about
the photographs
that
Bavarian
farmer,
to
the
children,
about
a potato
8Bullivant
And
9 whIlE
READING
3 A
Sir
Walter
had
told
the
that
Hannay
j … Dana
died because
heden
could
notpolice
have
revenge?
showed
and
Ivor
Relgan
as
lovers.
thatDr
Jan
thrown
at him.
1 F
Manette
was safe
in Paris.
was
not
ahad
murderer.
………………..
Harold,
towas
Philip,
Ivor
den Relgan
no longer
FrauLucie
Wolff,
tovery
her about
husband,
about
Edek.
224 F
afraid
ofseven
Madame
Defarge.
Karolides
was
shot
dead at
o’clock
in the
being
in
the
Jockey
Club.
Jan,
to
the
farmer,
about
the
fact
that
the
farmer’s
3 T
evening. 20 marks
Elgin
Yaxley,
toGerman
Philip, about
Philip
asking
him for
sons
had
been
soldiers,
and
so
enemies
435 F
Most
of
the
prisoners
were
sent
to
the
Guillotine.
MacGillivray told Hannay that he didn’t want towho
more
money
for
the
Injured
Jockeys
Fund.
had
Polish
people.
55 T
Fill fought
inhim.
the against
gaps. Use
these
words: bosom, clothes,
arrest
44 F
Mrs
Jackson
(Philip’s
neighbour),
tojudges,
Philip,
about
Frau
Wolff,
toJopley
thehelp,
children,
about
mother.
cottage,
fashion,
gold,
Governor,
He
agreed
to
if his
life
wastheir
not
put kindness,
in
6 Marmaduke
told
the
police
that
Hannay
was
the
man
from
the
water
company
who
came
toshame,
needle,
needlework,
Puritans,
sea,
sewing,
5 danger.
Edek,
to
the
Burgomaster,
about
Jan,
trying
to
hide
a murderer.
Philip’s
pipes.
sinned.
the
fact
thatwas
Jan
speak
German.
7 check
F
Mr
Lorry
was
planning
to come
leave
Paris
next day.
Lord
Alloa
illcouldn’t
and didn’t
to thethe
meeting
at
56 Ivor
den
Relgan,
to
Philip,
about
burning
George
Hester
went
to
live
in
a
………………..
outside
TheWalter
Burgomaster,
to the
farmer, about the children,
Sir
Bullivant’s
house.
ChApTers
10 And 11 whIlE READING
Millace’s
house.
the had
townto
and
nearhome
the ………………..
. She was
who
be sent
like other refugees.
1+12
2+16
3+15
4+10
5+17
6+14
7+18
8+11
67ChApTer
Clare,
to
Philip,
about
his
injuries,
which
she
9
whIlE
READING
goodto
with
………………..,
beautiful
Edek,
the aBurgomaster,
aboutand
hisher
father
Joseph
realized
had
been
caused
by
a
beating,
not
a
fall
19+13
Because
he
was
often
too
ill
to
go
to
meetings
and
……………….., often using ………………..
Balicki.
Darnay
appeared
before
the
Tribunal
a second
time,
from
asilver,
horse.
even
when
hesoon
well,
hethe
was
a man
of his
verycanoes
few
andfarmer,
………………..
8 The
towas
thebecame
children,
about
using
because
he
was
accused
by
three
citizens.
When
Dr
7 words.
Dana
den
Relgan,
to
Philip,
about
the
list
she
had
in
Boston.
Even
the
………………..
wore
her
to get away by river.
heard
that
he
was
one
of
the
accusers,
he
written
on
a
packet
of
cigarettes
for
George
Millace.
2Manette
Because
he
wanted
to
collect
his
pay
personally.
……………….. on his shirts. She also made
11inspector,
Tothe
13
whIlE
READING
spoke
angrily
to
Tribunal.
Defarge
explained
The
police
to for
Philip,
about
the
hydrogen
38ChApTers
Because
he
was
looking
aBut
place
where
high tide
………………..
for
poor
people.
But
although
1that
She
let
go
of
her
paddle
suddenly,
and
he
fell
he
had
found
a
paper
written
by
Dr
Manette
in
sulphide
gas
in
Philip’s
water
filter
that
nearly
killed
was
10.17. for them, the ……………….. ofback
sheatworked
into
the
water.
the
Bastille,
and
he
read
it
aloud
to
the
Tribunal.
The
Jeremy.
4 Because
thewere
spy hard
was going
to leave from
small
the town
………………..
anda they
2paper
They
found
their
paddle
again,
because
the
told
a
story
of
the
Evrémonde
brothers,
who had
harbour,
or
a
place
where
there
was
no
harbour.
showed no ……………….. to her because river
she
Before reAdIng ChApTer 14
carried
itthe
down
them.
deaths
of
four
ofGermany.
a family. The
5caused
Because
spy to
was
going
to
had the
………………..
. members
Sheback
livedand
in
………………..
students
to
speculate
to to
make
3Encourage
Jan
had
left
it
at
the
Wolffs’
farm,
next
the
photo
people
were
so
angry
to
hear
of
these
crimes
that
they
and misery,
with
the
scarlet
letter bright
on
her
guesses,
but
do
not
tell
them
Before
reAdIng
ChApTer
10the answers. They will
of………………..
Rudolf. must go. to the Guillotine the next day.
said
Darnay
find
out
they
readtoCarton
that
the
answers
and
students
speculate
toare
make
4Encourage
Because
she
thought
Edek
was
soand
ill the
that
he1cmight
After
the as
trial,
Sydney
went
to
Defarges’
2b.
guesses
butwhere
do not
them
the answers.
will
die before
they
got
to Switzerland.
wine-shop,
hetell
heard
Madame
DefargeThey
talking
30
marks
be
able
to
check
their
answers
when
they
read
the
5ChApTers
Because
he
to go Defarge
back to did
the not
Wolffs’
about
her family.
wantfarm
to
14wanted
To Madame
16 whIlE
READING
chapter.
The
‘yes’
answers
are 1, 4, 5 and
6. were
and
get
the
silver
sword.
stop
the
killing
until
all
the
Evrémonde
family
On the diazo
film marks
and paper Philip discovered a list
Total
6of
Because
Jan screamed
at him
kicked
him
when
dead.
Dr Manette
could
do
nothing
to
help
Darnay
names,
dates,
and
drugs,
andand
a letter
written
by
Joe wouldn’t
take
him
north
Boding.
because
his mind
returned
to the
past. Carton,
George
Millace
tohad
Lance
Kinship.
Because
of this
7letter,
Because
he had
received
from
Herr
and
however,
had
a that
plan,
whichletters
he kept
to himself.
he knew
Lance
Kinship
had
killedWolff
George.
ACTIVITY
1
AFTER
READING
Joseph
Balicki,
and
he
now
knew
for
certain
that
the
Philip’s
mother had died from drugs, so Philip planned
Before reAdIng ChApTers 12 And 13
Possible
answers:
children’s
father
was
living
in
Switzerland.
to
make
Lance Kinship
give speculation.
him the names
people
Open
answers.
Encourage
Doofnot
give
oLiCeman
: What
time
did
you
arrive
at aMr
Hannay’s
8P
Thesold
heavy
rainHe
turned
thethen
stream
into
fast-moving
who
drugs.
would
give
these
names
to
the answers, which are:
flat?
river,
which
carried Edek’s boat out into the lake.
the
drugs
police.
1 Sydney Carton is going to change clothes with
iLkman: she
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Setting
14 Mr Dimmesdale was a priest who was _____.
a □ shy and sensitive b □ young and happy
c □ old and sad d □ old and happy
15 Hester’s daughter Pearl was not allowed to _____.
a □ wear red clothes b □ see her mother
c □ play with other children d □ talk to other
people
16 Roger Chillingworth was well known in town
_____.
a □ for helping the church b □ for being
unhappy c □ because he was Hester’s husband
d □ for his knowledge of medicines
17 Pearl was a child _____.
a □ of many moods b □ with lots of friends
c □ who was always happy d □ who slept a lot
18 Governor Bellingham wanted to take _____
away from Hester.
a □ the scarlet letter b □ the cottage
c □ Pearl d □ the priest
19 Roger Chillingworth was the _____ of Arthur
Dimmesdale.
a □ brother b □ medical adviser c □ prisoner
d □ father
20 Mistress Hibbins was the _____ of Governor
Bellingham.
a □ sister b □ daughter c □ wife d □ mother
Choose the best answer.
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
TEST
1
The writer found the scarlet letter in _____.
a □ the graveyard b □ an old box c □ on a
ship d □ in the cottage
2 The letter had patterns of _____ thread around it.
a □ silver b □ yellow c □ red d □ gold
3 When the writer held the letter to his chest he
felt _____.
a □ burning heat b □ a child’s soft face
c □ a happy person d □ very sad
4 The story is set in the mid-_____ century.
a □ eighteenth b □ seventeenth c □ sixteenth
d □ nineteenth
5 When they saw the scarlet letter the women
thought that Hester was _____.
a □ frightened of prison b □ clever with her
needle c □ like a lady d □ sad
6 Hester had been the wife of _____.
a □ an Englishman b □ an Indian
c □ a magistrate d □ a prisoner
7 She had lived in _____ with her husband before
she came to New England.
a □ Amsterdam b □ London
c □ Massachusetts d □ Salem
8 Hester would not tell people the name of _____.
a □ the father of her child b □ her husband
c □ her child d □ her priest
9 Hester was released from the prison in _____.
a □ New York b □ Salem c □ Boston
d □ England
10 When Hester was released from prison she lived
_____.
a □ in the centre of town b □ with Governor
Bellingham c □ in a big house d □ in a small
cottage
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘I will not speak his name.’
a □ Hester b □ Mr Wilson c □ Arthur
Dimmesdale d □ the stranger
22 ‘I will keep your secret, as I have kept his,’
a □ Roger Chillingworth b □ Mr Wilson
c □ Arthur Dimmesdale d □ Hester
23 ‘Are you the right person to teach this child the
ways of God…?’
a □ Arthur Dimmesdale b □ Roger
Chillingworth c □ Mr Wilson d □ Governor
Bellingham
24 ‘Listen to me, child. Can you tell me who made
you?’
a □ Hester b □ Mr Wilson c □ Governor
Bellingham d □ Arthur Dimmesdale
25 ‘Tell me, doctor, is my health any better since
you began to take care of this poor, weak body
of mine?’
a □ Arthur Dimmesdale b □ Hester
c □ Roger Chillingworth d □ Mr Wilson
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Hester was tall and perfectly shaped with _____.
a □ long blonde hair b □ short dark hair
c □ long dark hair d □ short blond hair
12 Hester had married _____.
a □ a much older man b □ a friend
c □ a younger man d □ a man the same age
13 Hester had to wear the scarlet A for _____.
a □ three hours b □ three years c □ three
days d □ the rest of her life
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26 ‘Come up here, Hester, you and little Pearl.’
a □ Roger Chillingworth b □ Mr Wilson
c □ Arthur Dimmesdale d □ Governor
Bellingham
27 ‘You would not promise to hold my hand, and
my mother’s hand, here tomorrow.’
a □ Hester b □ Pearl c □ Arthur Dimmesdale
d □ Governor Bellingham
28 ‘I am sorry for you. You were a good person,
and you needed a better love than mine.’
a □ Arthur Dimmesdale b □ Hester
c □ Pearl d □ Roger Chillingworth
29 ‘Oh, Hester, God has been merciful! This is
already a better life.’
a □ Arthur Dimmesdale b □ Roger
Chillingworth c □ Pearl d □ Governor
Bellingham
30 ‘We will have a home of our own, and you will
sit on his knee and he will teach you many
things, and love you dearly.’
a □ Roger Chillingworth b □ Arthur
Dimmesdale c □ Hester d □ Mr Wilson
40 to have a very good opinion of someone
a □ nervous b □ respect c □ mercy
d □ mood
20 marks
Plot
41 The women in the town thought that Hester
_____.
a □ was good b □ was clever c □ ought to die
d □ should go to England
42 Hester made little _____ for the babies of the town.
a □ socks and shoes b □ coats and hats
c □ tops and trousers d □ scarlet letters
43 Roger Chillingworth asked Hester to keep his
_____.
a □ secret b □ house c □ books d □ money
44 Roger Chillingworth was shocked by what he
saw when he _____.
a □ met Hester in the forest b □ saw Mr
Wilson c □ pulled open the priest’s shirt
d □ met Pearl in town
45 Hester believed that Roger Chillingworth was
the priest’s _____.
a □ secret enemy b □ lost brother
c □ best friend d □ father
46 Hester and Pearl talked to Arthur Dimmesdale
on a walk in the _____.
a □ garden b □ forest c □ graveyard d □ church
47 Roger Chillingworth planned to _____ with
Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale.
a □ go on the ship b □ walk in the forest
c □ go to church d □ go to prison
48 Hester stood _____ during the day with Pearl
and Arthur Dimmesdale.
a □ on the scaffold b □ in the graveyard
c □ on the ship d □ in the church
49 Pearl became the _____ of those days in New
England.
a □ youngest woman b □ weakest person
c □ most beautiful woman d □ richest person
50 Pearl always kept her _____ for her mother.
a □ scarlet letter b □ cottage in New England
c □ home in England d □ clothes
20 marks
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a person who works as a judge in a court of law
a □ Governor b □ magistrate c □ Master
d □ priest
32 a high platform where criminals are killed in public
a □ scaffold b □ passion c □ mercy d □ sin
33 having done nothing wrong
a □ guilty b □ innocent c □ evil d □ wise
34 a long, thin piece of cotton, used with a needle
for sewing
a □ thread b □ balcony c □ magic d □ cheek
35 having done something that is against the law
a □ heaven b □ devil c □ guilty d □ magic
36 being kind and forgiving to someone who has
done something wrong
a □ pray b □ shame c □ respect d □ mercy
37 to feel pain or great sadness
a □ sin b □ soul c □ suffer d □ shame
38 somebody you work with or have a relationship
with
a □ priest b □ public c □ Puritans d □ partner
39 to stop feeling angry with someone who has
done something to harm or annoy you
a □ forgive b □ innocent c □ joy d □ respect
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