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1
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How did Hawthorne have associated guilt with the Salem witch trials?

A

He was related to Judge Hawthorne

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2
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Where does the Scarlet letter take place?

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Boston Massachusetts 1650

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3
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What does the prison door symbolizing chapter 1 of the scarlet letter?

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Harsh Puritan ways (authority)

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What is the irony of the scaffold scene in which Hester is forced to stand on the scaffold with Pearl as a baby?

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Pearl is the embodiment of her Scarlet letter

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5
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What action is commonly made by Dimmesdale throughout the novel?

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Placing his hand over his heart

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6
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Who is “the Leach” in chapter 9

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Chillingworth, Dr. means sucking the life out of Dimmesdale

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7
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Although he has dedicated his life to making Dimmesdale miserable, Chillingworth pretends to be more concerned with what?

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Dimmesdale’s health and his profession as a doctor

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What does Hester do for living?

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Seamstress

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9
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What does Pearl notice on her mother, even as a babe?

A

The Scarlet letter, A

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Why is Dimmesdale afraid to confront his daughter?

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She is the embodiment of the Scarlet letter

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11
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Who does pearl claim her maker is?

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Rose bush

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12
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Who is Mistress Hibbins?

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Billingham’s sister, a witch

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13
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What do Hester and Dimmesdale speak of in the forest?

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Running away to Europe

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14
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What lights up the scene on the scaffold where Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale are brought together for the first time?

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A meteor = A for adultery

Commoners = A for angel

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15
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Who does Pearl enjoy torturing towards the end of the novel?

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Her mother Hester

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16
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When Hester is informed that she may be able to lawfully remove the Scarlet letter from herbalism, how does she respond?

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She says no, “only God can remove my Scarlet letter”

17
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What do the following symbolize?
The prison door
The rosebush
The forest
 The brook
The "A"
A 
Strict Puritan law
Pearl's wild nature, beautiful girl, painful to be around
Wild dark, where passion can flourish
Pearl's mysterious nature, babbling
Adultery and able
18
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How does pearl react when Hester takes off scarlet letter?

A

Throws a fit until her mom would put back on the Scarlet letter

19
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How does Pearl break the “spell” at the end of the novel?

A

Kisses Dimmesdale

20
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How does Pearl transform from the beginning to the end of the novel?

A

At the beginning – evil mocking her mom/happy married adult

21
Q

How does Chillingworth discovered Dimmesdale’s Scarlet letter?

A

Open Dimmesdale’s shirt when he is sleeping

22
Q

Who gives Hester medicine in the prison and asks her to keep his identity secret?

A

Chillingworth

23
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How does Chillingworth transform from the beginning to the end of the novel?

A

Evil / never stops torturing Dimmesdale

24
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After a while, the townspeople see Hester’s “A” in a different light. How have they changed their meaning?

A

Now instead of adultery it means able – to overcome her lustful ways

25
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How does Chillingworth spoil Hester and Dimmesdale’s plans to run away together?

A

Tells the captain he is part of Hesters party and assumes the responsibility for Dimmesdale

26
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What gruesome sight does Dimmesdale reveal on the scaffold?

A

His letter A, scar

27
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Who was the black man throughout the novel?

A

Devil

28
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Describe Hesters attire throughout the novel?

A

Conservative clothing, Scarlet letter on her breast

29
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How does Chillingworth view Dimmesdale’s “disease”?

A

Spiritual / emotional woes, one of the heart

30
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How is Pearl wise beyond her years? What does she noticed that a typical seven-year-old might not be aware of regarding her mother, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth?

A

She aunderstands the connection of all three. In the beginning realizes her mother’s pain, Dimmesdale’s remorse, and Chillingworth’s evil ways

31
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Who lives in a cottage on the seashore?

A

Hester

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