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Setting
Symbolism
Symbolism and Plot
Plot and Characters
Characters
100
The story takes place in:
Boston
100
“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” refers to:
a rose
100
Which best describes the symbolic meaning of the name Pearl?
of great price
100
When Chillingsworth suggests that Hester remove her letter, she says:
When the time comes, it will fall off
100
Whose most serious sin is that he allows his mind to become overpowered by a desire for revenge
Chillingsworth
200
Dimmesdale dies where?
On the scaffold
200
In the course of the story, the scarlet letter is interpreted in as three different 'A' words. What are they?
Adulterer Angel Able
200

To Dimmesdale, the “A” means:

Angel 

200
The Puritan community holds many beliefs surrounding the the presence of Dimmesdale’s letter. Name one.
Possible answers: - Chillingsworth inflicted it on him with magic and drugs - The devil made it appear - It gnawed outward from the innermost heart
200
Chillingsworth’s real reason for not revealing his true identity was that he:
Would be better able to discover Hester’s partner in sin
300

Hester was buried:

next to Dimmesdale 

300
The forest, as opposed to the community, represented _______________ to Hester and Arthur
freedom
300
Which character best embodies the freedom and innocence of nature?
Pearl
300

Dimmesdale speaks to Hester during the first scaffold scene to convince her to:

Identify Pearl's father

300

Hester’s most memorable quality is her:

Beauty/Embroidery  

400
Hester returned to the town at the end of the novel because:
This was the scene of her sin, and here she hoped to repent
400
Either Pearl or Hester suggests that Hester wears the A for what reason? (There a three-- name one)
Possible answers: - It is because the A is so beautifully embroidered - The A means that Hester is the devil’s woman - Hester wears it for the same reason that Dimmesdale holds his hand over his heart
400

How long has Hester’s husband been away from her ?

7 years

400

Dimmesdale’s confession followed what holiday?

the Election Day sermon

400
In his conversation with Chillingsworth, 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
500
Hawthorne suggests in Chapter 1 that when each community was settled, two portions of the soil were allotted to:
A Cemetery and A Prison
500

Truth is revealed throughout the novel by the:

Sunlight

500
How does the town view Dimmesdale as he grows physically weaker?
With even greater respect
500
How does Hester usually answer Pearl’s questions about the A?
She ignores the question and changes the subject
500
What is considered Dimmesdale's most serious sin?
That he does not acknowledge Pearl as his child.