This word means "a voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong."
What is a penance?
Hester does this to make a living after she gets out of prison.
What is embroidery and needle work?
Hester and Chillingworth are originally from this European country.
What is England?
In the movie Moana, there is a very silly chicken who goes by this name.
Who is Hey-Hey?
Mr. McGray is originally from this U.S. State.
What is Maine?
Dimmesdale is known to do this whenever he is distressed or in pain.
What is puts his hand over his heart?
This is how old Pearl is in the most recent chapter that we've read.
What is 7 years old?
Chillingworth pretends to be a physician, and makes up this first name for himself.
Who is Roger?
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, had a great-great-grandfather who was involved in these infamous trials in the 1600's.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
If you are lucky enough to be in one of Mr. McGray's classes, you know that this is his room number.
What is 203?
This is the number of wives that Dimmesdale has had in his life.
What is 0?
Most member of the community in which Hester lives belong to this Christian-based religion.
What is Puritanism?
The book takes place in an area that is now part of this current U.S. state.
What is Massachusetts?
This New England based Major League Baseball team plays it's home games in the same city that The Scarlet Letter takes place in. It's also Mr. McGray's favorite team.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
This basketball team is Mr. McGray's favorite, and it currently has the most championships in NBA history.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
This is the person who walks buy Dimmesdale while he is on the platform in chapter 12. This person seemingly doesn't see or hear Dimmesdale... and may have been a hallucination.
Who is John Wilson?
This is the name of the OLDER reverend who questions Hester in chapter 3.
Who is John Wilson?
This lady is Governor Bellingham's bitter-tempered sister. She was also executed years after the story took place for being a witch.
Who is Mistress Hibbons?
During the American Civil War, this person was president of the United States.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Mr. McGray taught sophomore ELA last year. In that class they read this book which had characters named Ralph, Jack, and Piggy.
What is Lord of the Flies?
Finish this quote... "Of penance, I have had enough. Of _________ there has been none!"
What is "penitence"?
These were the three men at Governor Bellingham's mansion in chapters 7 and 8.
Who are Chillingworth, Dimmesdale, and John Wilson?
This is Reverend Dimmesdale's first name.
Who is Arthur?
This is the ONLY U.S. State that ends in the letter "g".
What is Wyoming?
Mr. McGray is HUGE fan of the movies in the MCU. Of course, we all know that "MCU" stands for this.
What is the Marvel Cinematic Universe?