CH 1-6
Characters
CH 7-12
Symbols & Objects
CH 13-15
100
the setting of The Scarlet Letter
What is Boston, Massachusetts
100
Who is forced to wear the Scarlet Letter?
Who is Hester Prynne
100
Ch. 10- Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see through the open window?
Who are Hester and Pearl
100
What is outside the prison door?
What is A rosebush
100
What do many in the community say the "A" now symbolizes?
What is"Able"
200
The promise Chillingworth asks Hester to make
What is to conceal his identity
200
Who is Pearl's father?
Who is Arthur Dimmesdale
200
Ch. 11- Why are Dimmesdale's public assertions of guilt ironic?
What is the more sinful Dimmesdale claims to be, the more holy he appears
200
In what item does Hester see her reflection in the governor's mansion?
What is A suit of armor
200
What is Hester's reaction to the council members idea of removing the letter?
What is She believes that nothing or no one can remove it. Hester thinks that she deserves the letter and it shouldn't be removed.
300
The person that Hester sees in the crowd that motions her to be quiet
Who is her husband
300
Who is the living version of the Scarlet Letter?
Who is Pearl Prynne
300
Ch. 8- How are the magistrates convinced to let Hester keep Pearl?
What is Dimmesdale says that Pearl is both a blessing and a punishment
300
This symbolizes public humiliation, alienation, and the confession of sin
What is The scaffold
300
When Hester does answer Pearl's questions, however, it is the first time she has done what in her seven years of wearing the scarlet letter?
What is What is She lied about the reason as to why she has to wear the letter.
400
One reason why Hester chooses to stay in Boston after she is released from prison
What is answer may vary....... 1) Hester wants to remain close to her secret lover 2) She believes remaining in Boston will help purge her of her sins
400
Who is Mistress Hibbins? How does she die?
Who is the governor's sister, who is also a witch
400
Ch. 12- How is the symbolism of the letter "A" continued at the end of the chapter?
What is it now stands for Angel
400
Where is a retreat from the real world for Hester and Dimmesdale?
What is The forest
400
What does Hester tell Chillingworth she is going to do? Why does she want to do it?
What is She is going to reveal his true identity to Dimmesdale. She wants to resolve Dimmesdale's pain and show Chillingworth's true character.
500
The vow that "the stranger" in the crowd makes
What is to reveal the father of Hester's child
500
What is the occupation of the narrator of the novel?
What is customs Officer
500
Ch. 12- How does Dimmesdale behave the day after he stands on the scaffold?
What is he preaches his most powerful sermon
500
What natural event symbolizes Dimmesdale's sin and Governor Winthrop's virtue?
What is A meteor
500
Reflecting on their marriage, what behavior of Chillingworth's does Hester feel was a greater wrong than her adultery?
What is Chillingworth had convinced her that she would be happy with him.
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