Chapter 7
The dual purpose Hester Prynne has for visiting Governor Bellingham's mansion in this chapter.
What is delivering a pair of embroidered gloves and pleading to keep custody of Pearl?
When Pastor John Wilson asks Pearl who created her, Pearl's mischievous response.
What is that she was not made at all, but plucked off the rosebush by the prison door?
The common slang term used by the townspeople that gives Chapter 9 its title.
What is "Leech" (referring to a doctor/physician)?
The specific task Chillingworth is performing when he discusses hidden sin with Dimmesdale.
What is examining/gathering herbs and roots for medicine?
Paradoxically, as Dimmesdale's secret guilt and physical health deteriorate, this aspect of his career reaches its peak.
What is his popularity and effectiveness as a preacher/minister?
The group that taunts and harasses Hester and Pearl on their walk to the Governor's house, whom Pearl manages to scare away.
Who are the local Puritan children?
The character who speaks up passionately on Hester's behalf, successfully convincing Governor Bellingham to let her keep Pearl.
Who is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale?
The reason Chillingworth gives to the community for why he and Dimmesdale should move in together.
What is that Dimmesdale is a sickly bachelor who needs constant medical supervision?
The event that causes Dimmesdale to become furious and storm out of the room during a conversation with Chillingworth.
What is Chillingworth pushing him to confess his deep-seated spiritual secrets?
Three specific forms of self-torture Dimmesdale inflicts on himself in private to cope with his guilt.
What are whipping himself, fasting, and holding sleepless vigils?
The startling realization Hester makes when she looks at her reflection in the Governor's suit of polished armor.
What is that the scarlet letter appears gigantic and completely overpowers her image?
The affectionate action Pearl performs toward Dimmesdale after he defends her mother.
What is laying her cheek against his hand?
The physical changes the townspeople begin to notice in Chillingworth over time.
How do his features grow uglier, his complexion darker/duskier, and his figure misshapen?
Pearl points at Chillingworth and warns her mother that this figure has already gotten hold of the minister and will catch Hester next.
Who is the Devil?
During his nighttime hallucinations, Dimmesdale visions Hester Prynne doing this.
What is pointing her finger at her scarlet letter and then at his chest?
Pearl's chaotic reaction when Hester refuses to let her pick a rose from the Governor's garden.
What is throwing a tantrum and letting out an "eldritch" (sinister) shriek?
According to the narrator, keeping Pearl saves Hester from this ultimate spiritual ruin.
What is being tempted into joining Satan in the forest?
How some townspeople view Chillingworth's unexpected arrival in Boston just as Dimmesdale's health begins to decline.
What is a miraculous intervention sent by God to save the minister?
The reason Dimmesdale gives for why some men keep their secret sins buried until Judgment Day.
What is that confessing would ruin their ability to do good works for God on Earth?
The location Dimmesdale decides to visit at night in an attempt to find relief for his tormented soul.
What is the scaffold in the center of town?
The way Hester dresses Pearl for their visit, which symbolic details link Pearl directly to the scarlet letter itself.
What is a brilliant crimson tunic embroidered with gold thread?
As time goes on, the townspeople's opinion of Chillingworth shifts from seeing him as a savior to suspecting he is this.
Who is an agent of Satan sent to torment Dimmesdale?
The action Chillingworth takes while Dimmesdale is asleep that gives him evil satisfaction.
What is pushing aside Dimmesdale's vestment to look at his bare chest?
When Pearl asks Dimmesdale if he will stand with her and Hester on the scaffold tomorrow at noon, his answer is this.
What is "No, but I will stand with you on Judgment Day"?
The natural phenomenon that lights up the sky while the three stand on the scaffold, creating a letter "A".
What is a bright meteor?