Setting
Symbolism
Symbolism and Plot
Plot and Characters
Characters
100
The story takes place in:
Boston
100

Name one important MOTIF and SYMBOL

M:Light and Darkness - 

S: Scarlet letter "A"

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:
A reminder of hidden sin
200

The Puritan community holds many beliefs surrounding the the presence of Dimmesdale’s letter one of them is that the inflicted it on him with MAGIC and Drugs. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE

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
Hawthorne suggests in Chapter 1 that when each community was settled, two portions of the soil were allotted to:
A Cemetery and A Prison
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:
Strength
400

Hester returned to the town at the end of the novel because:

This was the scene of her sin, and here she hoped redemption .

400

Who is the living symbol of SIN?

Pearl

400
How long has Hester’s husband been away from her ?
2 years
400
Dimmesdale’s confession followed:
the Election Day sermon
400

What job does Hester do to support herself and her daughter?

She works as a seamstress.

500

Hester was buried:

Beside Dimmesdale

500

In what way did Hawthorne’s family past influence the novel?

Because one of his ancestors, John Hathorne, was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials

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.