Vocab Ch. 7-9
Vocab Ch. 10-12
Ch. 7-9
Ch. 10-12
Potpourri :)
100
although or even though
What is a albeit?
100
One who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church.
What is sexton?
100
Hester visits the governor for two reasons. Name one of them.
What is to deliver a pair of gloves or to ask about rumors that Pearl is going to be taken away?
100
Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see in the cemetery through the open window?
Who are Hester and Pearl?
100
Vocab - devilish
What is diabolic?
200
gift or blessing; favor
What is a boon?
200
strong desire or goal
What is aspiration?
200
The type of produce that is growing beneath the window outside Governor Bellingham's house.
What is a pumpkin?
200
Why are Dimmesdale's public assertions (through his sermons) of guilt ironic?
What is the more sinful Dimmesdale claims to be, the more holy he appears to his congregation?
200
What do the Puritan wives think Hester Prynne's punishment should be?
What is they think she should be branded and made to wear rags and/or put to death?
300
to search carefully
What is delve?
300
comfort or relief in sorrow or distress; consolation.
What is solace?
300
How are the magistrates convinced to let Hester keep Pearl?
What is Dimmesdale says that Pearl is both a blessing and a punishment?
300
Why does Pearl pull away from Dimmesdale while they are standing on the scaffold?
What is because Dimmesdale refuses to stand there with her at noon?
300
Vocab: a subordinate chief of the Algonquin Indians
What is sagamore?
400
manner of fashion
What is guise?
400
to agree to something
What is assented?
400
The full names of the three men that were with Governor Bellingham.
Who are John Wilson, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth?
400
How is the symbolism of the letter "A" continued at the end of Chapter 12?
What is it now stands for Angel?
400
Describe the difference between Hester's clothing and Pearl's.
What is Hester's clothes are plain and coarse, but Pearl's are ornate and fashionable?
500
Godliness or sacredness
What is sanctity?
500
incapable of being felt by touch
What is impalpable?
500
Why do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth begin to spend so much time together?
What is Dimmesdale is sick and Chillingworth is his doctor; Chillingworth is trying to get to the "root" of Dimmesdale's problem?
500
How does Dimmesdale behave the day after he stands on the scaffold?
What is he preaches his most powerful sermon he has ever preached?
500
The name of the person Hester sees in the window when she is leaving the Governor's house and the relationship of this person to the story.
Who is Mistress Hibbins and what is that she is the sister of Governor Bellingham (who will later be executed for being a witch)?
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