The Scarlet Letter
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lynnehadams on October 24, 2010
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Tech in Education, FE3HHS, ACHS Study Skills, TSA English 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chillingworth | Who is believed to be the black man? |
| Mistress Hibbins | Who practices witchcraft? |
| Pearl | Who tosses burrs at the letter "A"? |
| Gov. Bellingham | Who commissions a pair of gloves? |
| Dimmesdale | Who lives with the physical and spirituall anguish of hidden guilt? |
| Hester | appoints herself a sister of mercy |
| Rev. Wilson | Who prevails upon Dimmesdale to speak with Hester? |
| True | T or F - Dimmesdale feels that vengefulness is worse than cowardice. |
| True | T or F - The penalty for Adultery in Puritan Boston is death. |
| False | T or F - Hester is overcome with guilt whenever she removes the scarlet letter. |
| Pearl's nature | Chillingworth believes he could identify Pearl's father by studying... |
| will suffer in shame | Chillingworth wants Hester to live so that she... |
| leaving with Dimmesdale | Hester believes that she can undo the past by... |
| mocking her mother | Pearl often amuses herself by... |
| breaking her promise to Dimmesdale | After seeing Dimmesdale on the scaffold Hester decides to help him by... |
| to ask that Pearl not be taken away | Why does Hester visit Gov. Bellingham? |
| to stop Dimmesdale's confession | Why does Chillingworth climb on to the scaffold? |
| False | T or F - Only Pearl knows why Dimmesdale holds his hand over his heart. |
| False | T or F - Hester removes the scarlet letter whenever she is alone. |
| True | T or F - Mistress Hibbins suspects Dimmesdale's guilt. |
| Essay question - Write a full page with specific details supporting your answer | Explain where the responsibility lies for Dimmesdale's long suffering. |
| Essay question - Write a full page with specific details supporting your answer | Discuss the four different meanings attached to the letter "A" throughout the novel. |
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