Setting and Places
Characters
Symbolism
Plot
Miscellaneous
100
In what town does the story take place?
Boston, Mass.
100
Chillingworth works in the community as a...
Physician
100
What does the scarlet letter "A" originally stand for?
Adultery
100
The townspeople dislike Roger Chillingworth because they fear he is...
inspired by the devil
100
The author of The Scarlet Letter is...
Nathaniel Hawthorne
200
Where is Hester led from as the story opens?
the prison
200
The character who is most in harmony with nature is...
Pearl
200
What structure is used for public humiliation and to represent sin?
the scaffold
200
How do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape their suffering?
by boarding a ship bound for Europe
200
The day Dimmesdale promises to stand with Pearl and Hester
Judgement Day
300
Hester Prynne returns to Boston to live out the end of her life because she...
is seemingly bound to the scene of her crime.
300
Next to whom is Hester buried?
Arthur Dimmesdale
300
The rosebush is a symbol of
the good that exists alongside evil; hope
300
Why does Pearl not recognize her mother when she sees her with Dimmesdale in the forest?
Hester had removed the scarlet letter
300
Hester visits the Governor's home to deliver these to him
gloves
400
The place where Pearl feels the most comfortable
the forest
400
Who is said to be the "living version" of the scarlet letter?
Pearl
400
Because of Hester's caring and helpfulness, the townspeople begin to think of the "A" as...
Able
400
When Dimmesdale kisses Pearl in the forest she...
washes off the kiss
400
Roger Chillingworth learns many things about science and medicine through what TWO happenings?
from college and from the Native Americans
500
Lady who was accused of performing witch-craft and was called to work with the "Black Man" in the forest...
Mistress Hibbins
500
A respected member of the community, when he dies, people claim to see an “A”for “Angel” in the sky
Governor Winthrop
500
What did the sunlight and darkness symbolize?
sunlight= truth/redemption darkness= lies/secrets
500
The reason of Dimmesdale's health issue, according to the townspeople...
his excessive study and devotion to God
500
How does the narrator first encounter Hester Prynne's story?
He finds a manuscript in the attic of the Salem Custom House
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