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Midterm Flashcards

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1
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Some people came to say Hester’s A stood for this

A

Able

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2
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Hester saw a distorted A in it

A

Armor

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3
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Governor

A

Bellingham

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4
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Commander of the _____ ship brought Hester news

A

Bristol

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5
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Brought Hester bad news

A

Commander

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6
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Hester and Pearl go there to intercept Dimmsdale

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Forest

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7
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Author of Scarlet Letter

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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8
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A woman who works for the devil

A

Witch

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9
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For what did the letter A stand?

A

Adultery

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10
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What was the relationship between Hester and Roger Chillingsworth?

A

They were married but had been separated

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11
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What did Hester promise to Roger Chillingsworth?

A

To conceal his true identity

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12
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How did Hester support herself and Pearl?

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Sewing

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13
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Why did Hester go to see Gov. Bellingham?

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To plead to keep Pearl

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14
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What did Hester and Pearl see in the breastplate of the armor?

A

Hester’s “A”

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15
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What convinced the Gov. to let Hester keep Pearl?

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Pearl would constantly remind Hester of the consequences of sin

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16
Q

Who is the leech?

A

Chillingsworth

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17
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Why did Mr. Dimmesdale rush from the room to end the conversation he had with Roger Chillingsworth?

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To keep from being trapped into a confession

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18
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What does Rev. Dimmesdale’s congregation think of him?

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They think he’s practically a saint

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19
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Where did Mr. Dimmesdale go at midnight?

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To the scaffolding

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20
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What did Pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale?

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If he would stand hand in hand with her & Hester on the scaffolding

21
Q

What “sign” did the meteor make in the sky?

A

An A

22
Q

Where had Mr. Wilson, Hester, Pearl and Roger Chillingsworth been that night, that they would all be walking by the scaffolding ar midnight?

A

At the governor’s deathbed

23
Q

What were people beginning to think of Hester?

A

They were beginning to recognize her as a person instead of just a sinner

24
Q

Why do Hester and Pearl go to the forest?

A

To intercept Dimmesdale

25
Q

What did Hester have to do by the brook before Pearl would come across?

A

Pin her A back on

26
Q

Mr. Dimmesdale kissed Pearl. What did she do in response?

A

Ran to the brook and washed it off

27
Q

What did Mr. Dimmesdale tell the people of the New England before he died?

A

He confessed that he was the one who had sinned with Hester, that Pearl was his child

28
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What did people see when Mr. Dimmesdale took off his ministerial band?

A

An imprint matching Hester’s “A”

29
Q

Lessen; reduce in amount or degree

A

Abate

30
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Although

A

Albeit

31
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Surrounded by; in the middle of

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Amid

32
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Make use of; benefit

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Avail

33
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Of a kind disposition; gentle or mild

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Benign

34
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Milestone; particular point in time

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Epoch

35
Q

Make a mistake

A

Err

36
Q

Not able to be touched

A

Impalpable

37
Q

Expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested

A

Implied

38
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To entreat; plead; beg

A

Implore

39
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Unfortunate; ill-omened

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Inauspicious

40
Q

Disbelief

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Incredulity

41
Q

Unavoidable

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Inevitable

42
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Evil fame or reputation

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Infamy

43
Q

Sin; wickedness

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Iniquity

44
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Not changing or capable of being changed

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Invariably

45
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Spitefully mischievous

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Malicious

46
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Devout; religious

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Pious

47
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Repay

A

Requite

48
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Not diminishing in speed, intensity or effort

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Unrelenting

49
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Taking over

A

Usurping

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