Scarlet Letter Chapters 16-19

1. When Hester determines to warn Dimmesdale about Chillingworth, why does the meeting take place in the forest?

• Hester is a Romantic character who understands how nature would not judge their discussion.

• The are freer in nature than they are in the town.

• They can speak honestly.

• All of the above.

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Transcendentally, how does nature show favor to Pearl, the child conceived from passion?

• The grass stains her dress.

• Pearl can talk to elements in nature, and sunlight follows her, but stays away from the scarlet letter.

• Mistress Higgins follows her.

• None of the above.

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Explain the line “the minister and she would need the whole wide world to breathe in.”

• They don't like each other, so they need a great deal of space.

• They love each other, so of course nature wants them to breathe within its realm to remember their passion.

• They need space because they might argue.

• Dimmesdale is going to give Hester a lecture about sin.

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What positive significance does the forest begin to take on?

• a quiet space to have an intimate conversation, and a play space for Pearl.

• a court of judgment for Dimmesdale and Hester

• a play space for Mistress Hibbens

• none of the above

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How is Hawthorne advancing his theme of the difference between revealed and secret sin according to his theology?

• Secret, unconfessed sin will cause you to wish for death.

• Secret, unconfessed sin will cause others to hide their own sin.

• Revealed sin is liberating, and nature doesn't care about sin; it only cares about passion.

• Religious leaders should not reveal their sin to their congregations.

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What do we learn is the emotional connection between Hester and Dimmesdale? Why is this significant to the developing theme of the book?

• Hester and Dimmesdale still feel passionate about each other, and as long as they are not living with punishment, nature approves of passion.

• Hester and Dimmesdale will always be enemies, so Pearl will never be accepted by society.

• Hester and Dimmesdale will blame each other for Pearl, and Pearl will be a forgotten child

• None of the above

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How is Hester to blame for Dimmesdale’s suffering during the past seven years?

• She never told him about Chillingworth.

• She never told anyone that he is Pearl's father.

• She joined Mistress Higgins' grouo and put a hex on Dimmesdale.

• She told Pearl to never accept Dimmesdale as a father.

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Here is a key question for Hawthorne and the Transcendentalists: can a “polluted soul” do good for others?

• Yes, Chillingworth is proof of this.

• Yes, Hester is proof of this.

• No, Pearl is proof of this.

• Yes, Mistress Higgins is proof of this.

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Hester tells Dimmesdale to

• leave town.

• change identity.

• leave town with herself and Pearl.

• all of the above

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What is significant about the title of chapter 18?

• It shows nature's reaction to the meeting of Dimmesdale and Hester.

• It shows nature's reaction to only Pearl.

• It shows nature's reaction to the scarlet letter.

• none of the above

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