A passage from The Scarler Letter
By Nathaniel Hawthome
1. What is the best meaning of 'intimated' as used in the passage?
a, revealed
b. implied
e disclosed
d. kept hidden
2. What is the closest meaning of 'administer' as used in the passage?
a, watch
b. supervise
c. manage
d. give
3. The syntax "I know not Lethe or Nepenthe" employs
a. analogy
b. anaphora
c. alliteration
d. allusion
4. 'Efficacy' as used in the passage refers to
a, creating calm
b. quieting the baby
c. alleviating pain
d. a non-poisonous draught
5. The doctor is referred to by all the following syntax EXCEPT?
a. the foreigner
b. a man of skill
c. the leech
d. a stranger
6. Hester's claim that she felt no love, nor feigned any refers to her
a. candid attitude that did not allow for pretense
b. fainting at the thought of love
c. inability to fall in love
d. affection rather than passion
