The Scarlet Letter Test
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You may use the computers.
Be certain to rephrase the question as a statement then show your knowledge of the key concepts
important in the question.
Question restated.
Example:
Key concept explained.
Question: How are women objectified in advertisements?
Complete answer: Women are objectified in advertisements when their bodies are shown as a
thing, or when certain parts are shown instead of the whole person.
Poor answer: By making them look like something else.
This is answer is poor for several reasons. One, it is an incomplete sentence. Two, it uses a vague
pronoun (them) without telling us in the answer who “them” is. Third, the answer does not
show a clear understanding of the key concept, which in this case is “objectified.”
1. Explain or define “alienation.”
2. Show how the idea of alienation relates to the Scarlet Letter.
3. Give examples of alienation in the world you live in or see.
4. Explain or define “hypocrisy.”
5. Show how the idea of hypocrisy relates to the Scarlet Letter.
6. Give examples of hypocrisy in the world you live in or see.
Characters:
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingsworth
Village Magistrate
Magistrate’s Assistant
Magistrate’s Sister
Townsfolk
7. Explain or define the idea of “appearance vs. reality.”
8. Show how the idea of “appearance vs. reality” relates to the Scarlet Letter.
9. Give examples of “appearance vs. reality” in the world you live in or see.
10. Explain or define the idea of “breaking society’s rules.”
11. Show how the idea of “breaking society’s rules relates to the Scarlet Letter.
12. Give examples of written and unwritten rules in society.
13. Explain or define the idea of “following your heart, not your head.”
14. Show how the idea of “following your heart, not your head” relates to the Scarlet Letter.
15. Give examples of this idea in the world you live in or see.