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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What word best describes Roger Chillingworth in chapter 9?

• doctor

• true friend

• hypocrite

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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’

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

With what does Chillingworth become obsessed?

• Finding out Dimmesdale's secrets

• Adopting Pearl

• Becoming governor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4