Vocabulary
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Characters
Potpourri
100
a large, imposing building
What is an edifice
100
the setting of The Scarlet Letter
What is Boston, Massachusetts
100
The reason Hester will not drink what Chillingworth gives her
What is she is afraid he is trying to poison her and the baby to seek revenge for Hester's sin
100
Commits the sin of adultery
Who is Hester
100
The number of scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter
What is three
200
a person’s manner; a way of carrying one’s self
What is mien
200
Hester's sin
What is adultery
200
The promise Chillingworth asks Hester to make
What is to conceal his identity
200
Hester's daughter
Who is Pearl
200
The symbolism of the rosebush outside of the prison
What is hope; morality; happiness
300
not favorable; unlucky
What is inauspicious
300
Hester's punishment
What is answers may vary...... stand on the scaffold/ public humiliation wear a scarlet letter on her bosom
300
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
300
Hester's husband
Who is Roger Chillingworth
300
One of the three main themes of The Scarlet Letter
What is answers may vary.... 1) alienation 2) appearance versus reality 3) breaking society's rules
400
wisdom; sound judgment
What is sagacity
400
The person that Hester sees in the crowd that motions her to be quiet
What is her husband
400
Where Hester lives upon her release from prison
What is the outskirts of town
400
The young, local minister; Hester's minister
Who is Arthur Dimmesdale
400
The era in which The Scarlet Letter was written
What is the Romantic Era
500
to cause anger or resentment
What is rankle
500
The vow that "the stranger" in the crowd makes
What is to reveal the father of Hester's child
500
The reason Hester names her daughter Pearl
What is because she is of great value to Hester
500
The author of The Scarlet Letter
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne
500
This person is believed to be the town witch
Who is Mistress Hibbins
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