XXII. The Procession Quiz — The Scarlet Letter

What is Dimmesdale’s role in the Election Day procession?

• He leads the military escort
• He delivers the Election Sermon
• He is installed as the new governor
• He serves as a judge at the trial

What is most unusual about Dimmesdale’s physical appearance during the procession?

• He appears frail and bent over
• He walks with extraordinary energy and his step is firm
• He wears the scarlet letter on his chest
• He is carried on a litter by attendants

Why does Hester feel anguish as Dimmesdale passes in the procession?

• He publicly condemns her from the procession
• He passes without any glance of recognition toward her
• Pearl runs to him and reveals their secret
• Chillingworth walks beside him in the procession

Pearl asks her mother whether the minister in the procession is the same man who kissed her by the brook.

What does Mistress Hibbins claim to know about Dimmesdale?

• That he plans to leave the colony on a ship
• That he has been to the forest and carries a hidden mark of sin
• That he is Pearl’s biological father
• That he has been poisoned by Chillingworth

Mistress Hibbins tells Pearl that she is of the lineage of the Prince of the Air.

What does the shipmaster ask Pearl to tell her mother?

• That the ship will not be sailing as planned
• That Chillingworth has arranged to board the same ship
• That Dimmesdale refuses to leave the colony
• That the captain demands extra payment for their passage

Hester enters the meeting-house and sits in the front pew to hear the sermon.

What does Hester perceive in Dimmesdale’s sermon voice, despite not hearing the words?

• Cold indifference and detachment
• A deep undertone of anguish and suffering
• Angry denunciations of sin
• Joyful celebration of the new governor

What does "morions" refer to in the description of the military escort?

• Decorated shields carried by soldiers
• Open helmets with curved brims and crests
• Ceremonial swords worn at the hip
• Military drums used in processions

How does Pearl interact with the shipmaster?

• She hides behind her mother in fear
• She accepts a gold chain from him and twines it around her neck and waist
• She delivers a letter from Hester to him
• She refuses to speak with him

Country visitors, sailors, and Indians all crowd around Hester to stare at the scarlet letter.

What is the dramatic irony of the chapter’s final image?

• Pearl does not recognize her own father in the procession
• The crowd sees Dimmesdale as a saint and Hester as the sole sinner, unaware they share the same stigma
• Chillingworth is secretly watching from inside the meeting-house
• Mistress Hibbins is the only honest character in the marketplace

In this chapter, what does "ignominy" mean?

• Religious devotion
• Political authority
• Public shame or disgrace
• Physical pain or illness