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Question | Answer |
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Where does the story take place? | Boston, Mass |
Where is Hester standing at the beginning of the novel | On the scaffold |
Why was Hester's needlework so important to her? | It provides her with income, it gives her a place in the community and it gives her something to be proud of. |
Why did Gov. Bellingham want to take Pearl from Hester? | He is worried that Hester is too sinful to raise the child |
Who convinces the governor to let Hester keep her child? | Dimmesdale |
What parasite is Chillingworth compared to? | leech |
How does Chillingworth begin to change physically over the seven years? | He becomes weaker |
What request does Pearl ask of Dimmesdale? | To stand with her at noon on the scaffold |
Why does Pearl refuse to cross the brook when Hester asked her to? | She does not recognize her mother without the "A" |
What two-part confession does Dimmesdale make at the end of the novel? | He is guilty of adultery and is Pearl's father |
What prevents Hester and Dimmesdale from leaving Boston at the end of the novel? | Chillingworth was also on the ship |
What becomes of Hester at the end of the novel? | She moves back to Boston to live out her sentence |
What becomes of Dimmesdale? | He dies on the scaffold |
What becomes of Chillingworth? | He dies and gives Pearl his inheritance |
What becomes of Pearl? | She marries a wealthy man and starts a family |
Identify one minor offence that the puritans had little tolerance for | Stealing, gossip, adultery |
Define theology | Government under the authority of God |
Why is Hester embellished her letter "A" | Because she was a talented seamstress and she wanted to make the best out of her situation |