"as being of great price,-purchased with all she had,-her mother's only treasure!"
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Name both themes discussed
Sin and Evil
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Who is "The Black Man"?
The devil's messenger or the devil himself
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What does Chillingworth make Hester promise?
That she will not reveal his identity.
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Where did Hester and Pearl move to?
A cottage by the sea
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What is the first thing that Pearl notices about her mother?
The Scarlet A on her chest
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Identify a symbol and one thing it represents
The Scarlet A or Pearl
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Why does Hester fear for her daughter's character?
She is concerned that Pearl will become a person of sin because she was created from sin
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What does Chillingworth vow to do?
Find out who Hester commited adultery with.
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How did Hester dress?
Very plainly
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How does Pearl act towards the other children in the town?
She curses and throws rocks at them
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Give one example of Irony
The people wanting Hester's work even though it is a sin and she is a sinner. Or the two different consequences of her sin.
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Where was Hester's needlework never seen?
On a bridal veil
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How does Hester feel about Chillingworth?
She never loved him.
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What happened at the very beginning of the chapter?
Hester was released from prison
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Why kind of people does Pearl create with her imagination?
Only enemies, never friends
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What superstition to some people believe about Pearl?
The she is possessed or born from a demon
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What mythical creature does Hester often compare Pearl to?
A sprite or elf
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Who does Hester compare Chillingworth to?
The Black Man.
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What did Hester do with her "superfluous means"?
Helped the poor/charity
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How does Pearl respond when her mother tells her that she was sent from God?
"I have no Heavenly Father!"
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How does Hawthorne use Pearl to express two Romanticism ideals?
Focuses on Pearl's beauty and individuality
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Why does Hester stay in Boston?
Because the man she loved was there and because she had sinned there so she felt that it should be the place where she lived out her earthly punishment