Book Review Flashcards
What is the occupation of the narrator in the story?
Customs officer
Where do Hester and Chillingworth live before coming to America?
Amsterdam
With whom has Chillingworth been living with before he appears in Boston?
Native Americans
What is situated immediately outside the door of the prison in which Hester is kept?
A rosebush
What item in the governors mansion shows Hester a distorted reflection of her self?
A suit of armor
What are the methods Dimmesdale used to punish himself for his sins?
Scourging/whipping
Fasting
Vigils (extended periods of wakefulness or prayer)
In what city do Hester and pearl live?
Boston
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
The governor’s sister
How does mistress Hibbens eventually die?
She is executed publicly as a witch
How does Hester support herself financially
As a seamstress
Next to whom is Hester buried?
Dimmesdale
What natural phenomenon comes to symbolize both Dimmesdale’s sin and governor Winthrops “virtue”?
A meteor
Why does pearl not recognize her mother when she sees her with Dimmesdale in the forest?
Hester has removed the scarlet letter
How does pearl acknowledge Dimmesdale as her father at his death?
By kissing him
What mark can supposedly be seen on Dimmesdale’s chest?
A scarlet letter “a”
How do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape their suffering?
By boarding a ship bound for Europe
How does Pearl become wealthy?
She inherits Chillingworth’s estate and marries a noble man
Where does the narrator first encounter Hester Prynne’s story?
He finds a manuscript in the attic of the Salem custom house
What item of clothing does Hester make for Governor Winthrop?
A pair of gloves
What color of clothing does Hester always wear?
Black or gray
What does Chillingworth pretend to be?
A doctor
What does Hesters letter “A” eventually come to represent to the towns people?
Able
Why does the narrator lose his job in the custom house?
A new custom house president, who is of a different party than the narrator, is elected
