The Scarlet Letter (Chapters 6-10)

Why did Hester name her daughter Pearl?

• She was named ‘Pearl’ by the elders at the church

• Because Pearl’s father (her lover) wanted her name to be ‘Pearl’

• Because she was worth a great price, her mother’s soul

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The end of chapter 6 makes a reference to what?

• Other children who were conceived under the same circumstances as Pearl

• Hester’s lover and the search to discover who he was

• The elders of the church deciding that she no longer has to stand on the scaffold

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What has changed about Arthur Dimmesdale?

• He is short and rude with Hester when he had always been kind

• He refuses to speak to anyone who approaches him

• His health has suffered and deteriorated since Hester last saw him

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How did Chillingworth suggest the identity of the father be revealed?

• By looking at the features and actions of the child

• By doing other things to Hester to force her to give it away

• By taking Pearl away if Hester did not tell them

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What word best describes Roger Chillingworth in chapter 9?

• doctor

• true friend

• hypocrite

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Which of the following was NOT one of the rumors going around about Roger Chillingworth?

• That he was, in fact, the husband of Hester Prynne

• That he was the Devil himself sent to torture and haunt Rev. Dimmesdale

• That he had joined a band of savage beasts while being held captive by Indians

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How did Chillingworth find out the secret that Dimmesdale was Hester’s lover?

• He convinced Dimmesdale to trust him with what was bothering him

• They saw Hester and Pearl outside the window and Dimmesdale broke down

• He looked at Dimmesdale’s chest while he was sleeping and found an ‘A’

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With what does Chillingworth become obsessed?

• Finding out Dimmesdale's secrets

• Adopting Pearl

• Becoming governor

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Why does Mr. Wilson question Pearl?

• to find out who her father is

• to figure out if Hester is providing Pearl with a Christian home

• to better understand why she acts as an imp of evil so that he can discipline her to act more appropriately

What does Chillingworth suggest to Dimmesdale about the real meaning of the strange plants growing on a grave?

• That they are meant as a signal from someone who wishes Dimmesdale harm

• That the person buried in the grave held secrets in his heart

• They are poisonous and Satanic

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