Chapter 15
What is the color of Pearl’s letter A?
Green.
When does Hester originally try to meet Dimmesdale?
During his long walks.
How does Dimmesdale recognize Hester when she calls out to him?
He sees the scarlet letter.
What is Pearl compared to at the end of the chapter?
A nymph or dryad.
How long has Hester had to wear the scarlet letter?
7 years.
Who does Dimmesdale leave to visit?
Apostle Eliot.
What is Hester and Dimmesdale's forest meeting compared to?
A first encounter in the afterlife.
What is Dimmesdale's soul compared to?
A citadel/fortress.
Name at least three animals that Pearl interacts with.
Horseshoe crabs, starfish, jellyfish, sea gulls.
What symbol does Pearl relate the Black man to?
A big, heavy book.
Name at least three of the four European locations that Hester suggests to Dimmesdale.
London, Germany, France, and Italy.
Name at least three of the five animals that Pearl interacts with.
A partridge, pigeon, squirrel, fox, and wolf.
What are the two things Pearl is compared to? (hint: one is animate, one isn’t)
A sea-bird and an April breeze.
What suffering does Hester see in Dimmesdale?
Nothing noticeable.
What three things does Dimmesdale do when Hester informs him about Chillingworth’s real identity?
He frowns, sinks to the ground, and buries face in his hands.
Why does Dimmesdale stay away from children?
He thinks they don't trust him.