Plot
What does Hester think of while she is standing on the scaffold?
Her childhood
In the first scaffold scene, what does Dimmesdale try Hester to convince Hester to do?
tell who the father of the child is
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
the Governor's sister
Chillingworth's real reason for not revealing his true identity was that he
would be better able to discover Hester's partner is sin.
The person who witnessed Dimmesdale's anguish with Hester and Pearl on the scaffold was
Roger Chillingworth.
How long has Chillingworth been away from Hester?
2 years
What is the setting of the novel?
Boston 1690
Why does Hester go to the governor's mansion?
to take a pair of gloves and to talk about them taking Pearl away
When Chillingworth comes to Hester in prison, she asks him
if he would avenge himself on Pearl.
What is found on the scaffold after the minister's vigil?
Dimmesdale's glove.
What is this quote about? "It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow"
the rosebush
Hawthorne suggests in Chapter One that in every community there are two portions of soil automatically allotted to what?
a cemetery and a prison
What occupation does Chillingworth set himself up as in the town?
doctor
When Hester left the prison, how did she feel about her future?
After standing on the scaffold, she could live through anything.
In his conversation with Chllingworth, Dimmesdale suggests that men have a valid reason to bury secrets in their hearts and not confess. He argues that
only God can judge sin.
At the Election Day sermon, what did Dimmesdale confess?
The he was the father of Pearl
What does Chillingworth want Hester to keep a secret?
his identity
her husband
The community's most serious sin is
treating Hester as a scapegoat for its sins.
What arrangements were made for the living quarters of Chillingworth and Dimmesdale?
They were lodged in the same house.
How was Pearl dressed when they went to the Governor's mansion?
in a crimson dress embroidered in gold thread
While on the scaffold the second time, what does Pearl ask Dimmesdale?
if he will stand with them at noon
How does Dimmesdale punish himself?
whips himself
Chillingworth's most serious sin is that he
allows his mind to become overpowered by a desire for revenge.
In order to support herself and her daughter, Hester earns her living by
embroidering for the villagers.