Scarlet Letter First Half

Hester refuses to give the answer to what question?

• Who stole the money from the church?

• What was the name of the baby's father?

• What happened the night of the crime?

• What person would be the new school teacher?

Where do Hester and Pearl live?

• On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.

• In Boston, in a small house.

• With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her.

• On the street, because Hester cannot support herself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What disturbing news regarding Pearl does Hester learn?

• That she may be tried again for new, imagined crimes

• hat Pearl has a deadly disease

• General Bellingham is thinking of taking Pearl away from her

• That the town council is considering asking her to leave town altogether

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

True or False: Hester's husband was many years older than she was.

• True

• False

What job is Hester not allowed to do because she is guilty of committing adultery?

• Sew clothes for babies

• Sew clothes for funerals

• Sew clothes for weddings

• Sew clothes for church members

When questioned by Dimmesdale, Hester replies that her child must look to her heavenly Father because she will never know her earthly one. What does she mean with this statement?

• Hester will teach Pearl, her daughter, about her religion, and she will not tell her the name of her father.

• Her daughter, Pearl, will grow up, move away, and become a nun.

• Her daughter, Pearl, will have a stepfather and grow up thinking he is her biological father.

• She will make sure that no one in town ever tells Pearl the name of her father.

What about DImmesdale causes the townspeople to worry about him?

• His inability to remember things

• His nightmares

• His deteriorating health

• His frequent fainting spells

How does Pearl answer Wilson’s question, “Who made thee?”

• God and all his angels

• "My father and my mother, no more, no one else."

• Satan and all his minions

• Denies she has been made but was picked from a rose bush by her mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where do Hester and Pearl live?

• On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.

• In Boston, in a small house.

• With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her.

• On the street, because Hester cannot support herself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Chillingworth says things to remind Dimmesdale of

• How long he has bee a pastor

• He knows what is best for him

• His sin

• The fact that he is sick