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The Scarlet Letter
Ch. 1-6
Question | Answer |
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Where is the setting of the novel? | Boston, 1850 |
What are the two portions of soil automatically alloted to? | a cemetery and a prison |
How did Hawthorne describe Hester? | dark-haired, tall, ladylike |
What was Hester thinking of as she stands on the scaffold? | her childhood |
Did majority of the women please with Hester's punishment? | N O |
How long has Hester's husband been away? | 2 years |
Who was the man Hester recognized in the crowd? | her husband |
Why did Hester name the child "Pearl"? | She had paid a great price for her. |
What did Chillingworth ask of Hester when he came to her prison? | to keep his identity a secret |
Chillingworth set himself us in the colony as a | doctor |
Hester earns her living by | embroidering for the villagers |
What is Hester's special talent? | sewing |