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Characters
Plot
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 21-24
Book Facts
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Hester Prynne
Who is the wearer of the scarlet letter.
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17th century in Boston
When is when the story begins?
100
What is the heavy oak prison door studded with?
Iron spikes
100
Where do the people gather?
The Market place
100
Who is the author?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
200
She is wise far beyond her years, frequently engaging in ironic play...
Who is Pearl?
200
What is Hester accused of in the beginning?
Adultry
200
What color(s) is the letter "A" stitched in?
Gold and scarlet
200
“Mother,” said [....], “was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?” Who said this?
Pearl
200
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION
1850
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Was captured by Native Americans, and arrives in Boston.
Who is Chillingworth?
300
What is her punishment?
To wear the scarlet letter.
300
Who does Hester spot in the crowd?
Chillingworth
300
Who said “We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.”
Hester
300
SETTING (PLACE)
Boston, Massachusetts
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Achieved fame in England as a theologian and then emigrated to America.
Who is Arthur Dimmesdale?
400
Who is there only for revenge?
Robert Chillingworth
400
How long was she sentenced to stand on the scaffold?
3 hours
400
What are the people celebrating?
Election Day
400
SYMBOLS
The scarlet letter; the town scaffold; the meteor; Pearl; the rosebush next to the prison door
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commonly known to be a witch who ventures into the forest at night to ride with the “Black Man.”
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
500
What kind of settlement do they live in?
Puritan
500
What does Hester suspect Chillingworth is doing to her?
Poisoning her.
500
Died within a year
Chillingworth
500
What chapters are the "climax" points in?
Chapter 12 & Chapter 23