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Where is Hester publicly condemned in chapter 2?
The scaffolds.
Where was the plant from that dimmesdale questioned Chillingworth about in chapter 10?
An unmarked grave.
What does Hester ask Chillingworth to stop in chapter 14?
Tormenting Dimmesdale.
what does Hester put back on for pearl in chapter 19?
The Scarlet A
What does Dimmesdale show the crowd in Chapter 23?
His mark that identifys him as an adulterer,
What does Hester have to bear before she goes back to prison in chapter 3?
A sermon.
Who was Chillingworth assumed to be in chapter 9?
The devil.
What does dimmesdale see in the sky in full light.
A red A
What does Hester reveal to Dimmesdale in chapter 17?
That Chillingworth is her husband.
Who dies within a year of Dimmesdale?
Chillingworth.
What aspect of life does Hester’s work not touch in chapter 5?
Marriage.
What are the two reasons Hester visits the governor in chapter 7?
To deliver a pair of gloves and to see if there is any truth to pearl being taken from her.
What does pearl pretend to be in chapter 15? What does she put on her chest?
She pretends to be a mermaid. She puts an A on her chest.
What does Hester reveal to pearl in chapter 16?
She tells pearl that the “black man” is Dimmesdale.
What did Chillingworth arrange that enraged Hester in chapter 21.
To go on the voyage to Europe with herself and Dimmesdale.
What does Hester think her husband is after he gives her a grin of delight in chapter 4?
The devil in disguise.
What does pearl say when Hester tries to teach her about God in chapter 6?
“I have no Heavenly Father”
What do people interpret the A on Hester’s chest as in chapter 13?
“Able” instead of “adulterer”
What does Hester do when her and Dimmesdale make the decision to go to Europe in chapter 18?
She throws down her Scarlet A, lets down her hair, and smiles
How does Dimmesdale look in chapter 22 and why?
He looks more energetic and health. He appears this way due to his hopefulness for the future.
What does the rosebush next to the prison door represent in chapter 1?
Nature’s kindness to be condemned.
Why did billingham want to take pearl away in chapter 8?
Because he believed Hester’s fallen state could endanger the pearl’s soul.
Why does dimmesdale deliver some of his most powerful sermons on sin in chapter 11?
He does because of Dimmesdale’s own suffering about his sin.
What is Chillingworth afraid to ask Dimmesdale in chapter 20?
If he is aware of his identity.
What does Hester give Dimmesdale after he collapses in chapter 23?
A kiss.