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Scarlet Letter Midterm Questions
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11th Grade
01/24/2013

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Why does Hester remain in the settlement after she is released from prison?
Definition
She feels attatched to this place because a major event in her life happened here
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Reverend Dimmesdale believes that Hester (1-5)?
Definition
Should not have to confess her secret in front of the entire town and she has generosity in spirit.
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Why isn't Hester's punishment as severe?
Definition
Her husband could be dead, she was tempted into her sin
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What two places show a Utopia cannot exist?
Definition
Prison and a Cemetery
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How will Roger get his revenge?
Definition
He will ruin the soul of the father of Hester's baby
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The puritan settlement is know as a...
Definition
theorocracy
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Hester supports herself as a...
Definition
seamstress
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What is usually the adultery punishment?
Definition
Death
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The young women in the crowd believe the punishment is...
Definition
Fair and severe
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Does Roger believe her punishment is fair?
Definition
yes
Term
Who does Hester compare Roger to?
Definition
The Devil
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What is a leech (6-11)?
Definition
An old term for a doctor. A bloodsucking bug
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Roger believes Dimmesdale will die because...(6-11)
Definition
Good men know they are going to heaven when they die. Young men often say they are content to die
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Why doesn't Pearl have friends?
Definition
The children shun her. She has not learned how to be a friend. She is an outcast.
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What changes about Roger(6-11)?
Definition
His deformity becomes more defined. He is becoming uglier.
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What has changed about Dimmesdale (6-11)?
Definition
He is frail, nervous, and sick
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Why does Roger say black weeds grow over some graves (6-11)?
Definition
The people burried under them had hidden sings when they died
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The townspeople want to take Pearl away from Hester because...(6-11)
Definition
Pearl's behavior suggests she is a demon
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Hester argues she should keep Pearl because...(6-11)
Definition
She can teach her to learn from Hester's mistakes
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Dimmesdale believes that Hester should keep Pearl because...(6-11)
Definition
God gave her Pearl, Pearl is the path to her own salvation
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What does Pearl call Roger (6-11)?
Definition
The Black Man (Devil)
Term
Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold in the middle of the night because...(12-24)
Definition
He wants to confess his sin. He is burdened with his guilt. This setting has significance.
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In the second scaffold scene Peal asks Dimmesdale to...(12-24)
Definition
Recognize her and Hester in public. Hold hands with her.
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Hester is frightened by Dimmesdale when the meteor light shows Roger Chillingworth because...(12-24)
Definition
Dimmesdale is very frightened. Dimmesdale frantically questions Hester about Chillingworth's ID.
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How are Hester and Dimmesdale's Behaviors different in the forrest than in the settlement?
Definition
They do not feel the burden of their guilt/punishments
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After Hester and Dimmesdale decide to run away, Dimmesdale is different because...(12-24)
Definition
he suddenly wants to do morally bad things and he has a renewed energy
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The scaffold is an important setting because it represents...(12-24)
Definition
Guilt and Shame
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The forrest, Dimmesdale first notices...(12-24)
Definition
The scarlet letter
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When Hester reveals Chillingworth's true identity and his plot for revenge she needs dimmesdale to forgive her because...
Definition
She cannot bear to have him frown at her the way the townspeople do
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What does Pearl understand about the Scarlet letter?
Definition
Both Hester and Dimmesdale have them and they are connected this way
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Dimmesdale believes what to be the greatest sin commited? (12-24)
Definition
Roger's quest for revenge
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Why do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to go to Europe and not somewhere else in America?
Definition
Dimmesdale's health needs the comforts of Europe. It is less likely someone will find out who they are
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Dimmesdale shows what to the townspeople on the scaffold?
Definition
HIS scarlet letter
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Roger dies when?
Definition
He is nolonger able to seek his revenge
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When does Hester's scarlet letter once again become a source of attention during...(12-24)
Definition
The election day festivities.
Term
Mistress Hibbens says what to Hester? (12-24)
Definition
Everyone will soon be able to see Dimmesdale's Letter
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Dimmesdale does what for Pearl when he dies?
Definition
Gives her the grief she needs to even her wild personality
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Pearl goes onto do what?
Definition
She grows up and has a baby in Europe
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