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100
The definition of logos, pathos, and ethos.
What is logic, emotion, and ethics/credibility?
100
Meaning changes from "adulterer" to "able."
What is the scarlet letter?
100
How does Hester support herself and Pearl?
By sewing and embroidering garments.
100
The city in which the story takes place.
What is Boston?
100
Why did Hester get to keep Pearl?
Dimmesdale argued for her and won.
200
The three common themes of Native American myths.
Interconnectedness, life is cyclical, reverence for nature.
200
Cost the dearest price.
Who is Pearl?
200
Hester keeps two secrets. What are they?
The identify of her lover and the identity of her husband.
200
In what century is the story set?
The seventeenth century (1600s).
200
What does Hester tell Chillingworth when she meets him on the beach?
She is breaking her promise to him and revealing his identity to Dimmesdale.
300
Two definitions of "crucible."
What is a container for heating substances and a severe test or trial?
300
Typically associated with evil things, places, and people.
What is darkness?
300
Pearl says she has no heavenly father. Where, then, did she come from?
She says she was plucked from the wild rose bush outside the prison door.
300
Where is Chillingworth during the two years Hester resides in the settlement alone?
He was detained by Native Americans in the south.
300
How does Pearl acknowledge Dimmesdale as her father at his death?
She cries and kisses him.
400
Author of The Scarlet Letter.
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?
400
A place for truth.
What is the scaffold?
400
Dimmesdale attempts to atone for his sins by doing what? (Three things)
He fasts, keeps vigils, and whips himself.
400
Where do Hester and Chillingworth live before coming to America?
Amsterdam.
400
How does Chillingworth discover Dimmesdale is the father?
After a long time of suspicion, he finds a scarlet "A" on Dimmesdale's chest (probably).
500
Author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
500
Truth, happiness, goodness, or love--take your pick.
What is sunshine?
500
What happens to Pearl in the end?
She marries and lives happily in Europe.
500
Where does Hester go following the death of Dimmesdale?
We don't know!
500
What happened to Chillingworth?
He dies within a year of Dimmesdale and leaves all of his money to Pearl.