Question 1

The Scarlet Letter

"The scarlet letter had endowed her with a new sense." Explain this, using textual evidence to show what this means?

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Question 2

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what does the quote and i conceive, moreover, that the hearts holding such miserable secrets as you speak of will yield them up at that last day, not with reluctance, but with joy unutterable mean

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Question 3

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What kind of plant stands outside the prison, offering a contrast in color and form? Describe what the narrator says about it.

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Question 4

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Name one of the two reasons Hawthorne suspects that the plant standing outside the prison survived.

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Question 5

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How does Hawthorne describe the inhabitants of Boston?

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Question 6

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In Chapter 2, why might it be Mistress Hibbins who would be in the jail?

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Question 7

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Describe the people referred to as the five in the following quotation: "If the hussy stood for judgment before us five, that are now here in a knot together"?

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Question 8

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Why is Hester standing before the townsfolk in the beginning of the novel?

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Question 9

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Describe what Hawthorne's narrator thinks of Reverend Dimmesdale's voice.

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Question 10

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What does Hester refuse to do during this chapter 3, despite pressure from her neighbors?

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Question 11

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What happens to Hester when the jailer introduces Chillingworth?

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Question 12

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What does Chillingworth implore Hester to do when they meet in the jail?

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Question 13

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Why does Hester stay in town after she is released from jail in Chapter 5?

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Question 14

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What kind of skill does Hester use to support herself?

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Question 15

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Why does Hawthorne say that it is ironic that Pearl is such a beautiful child, in Chapter 6?

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Question 16

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How does Pearl react to other children?

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Question 17

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When Hester delivers gloves to the governor, what is the other reason for her going there?

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Question 18

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Of all the finery in the governor's mansion, what does Pearl cry for most of all?

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Question 19

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What does the governor think about Hester as a mother?

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Question 20

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What is Dimmesdale's argument for keeping Hester and Pearl together?

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Question 21

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As the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale develops in Chapter 9, what do the townspeople begin to suspect about Dimmesdale and why?

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Question 22

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Why is "The Leech" an appropriate and significant name for this chapter?

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Question 23

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Why does Dimmesdale not see through Chillingworth and understand his true (nefarious) agenda, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?

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Question 24

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How is Chillingworth able to see what Dimmesdale is hiding on his body?

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Question 25

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What are some examples of Chillingworth's growing power over Dimmesdale?

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