Ch. 13-15 Reading Quiz (Scarlet Letter)
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21 questions
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At the start of Chapter 13, how old is Pearl now?
At the start of Chapter 13, how old is Pearl now?
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In Chapter 13, how long has it been since Hester and Chillingworth lived together as a married couple in England?
In Chapter 13, how long has it been since Hester and Chillingworth lived together as a married couple in England?
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In Chapter 13, the Scarlet Letter (while still representing her sin and punishment) has now come to mean which of the following to Hester and/or the townspeople in this chapter?
In Chapter 13, the Scarlet Letter (while still representing her sin and punishment) has now come to mean which of the following to Hester and/or the townspeople in this chapter?
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Choose one of your selections above and fully articulate your answer:
What is one thing the A has come to mean now? Why?
Cite the text at least once to support your response.
Choose one of your selections above and fully articulate your answer:
What is one thing the A has come to mean now? Why?
Cite the text at least once to support your response.
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How has Hester changed in Ch. 13 (consider how far she's come from the imprisoned woman on the scaffold)? What has changed in her character, inner or outer?
(Challenge - Make an inference: Why the change?)
Cite the text at least once in your answer.
How has Hester changed in Ch. 13 (consider how far she's come from the imprisoned woman on the scaffold)? What has changed in her character, inner or outer?
(Challenge - Make an inference: Why the change?)
Cite the text at least once in your answer.
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What could "transfigure" Hester back into the woman she once was?
What could "transfigure" Hester back into the woman she once was?
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Pages 110-111 contain a Dark Romantic (Anti-Transcendentalist) theme in that....
Pages 110-111 contain a Dark Romantic (Anti-Transcendentalist) theme in that....
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How has Chillingworth changed in Ch. 14 (consider how far he's come from the man he once was when married to Hester)? What has changed in his character, inner or outer?
(Challenge - Make an inference: Why the change?)
Cite the text at least once in your answer.
How has Chillingworth changed in Ch. 14 (consider how far he's come from the man he once was when married to Hester)? What has changed in his character, inner or outer?
(Challenge - Make an inference: Why the change?)
Cite the text at least once in your answer.
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Who does Chillingworth blame for the changes in his character?
Who does Chillingworth blame for the changes in his character?
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Who does Hester blame for the changes in Chillingworth's character?
Who does Hester blame for the changes in Chillingworth's character?
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Chillingworth is surprised to recognize and realize how significant the changes to his character have become.
Chillingworth is surprised to recognize and realize how significant the changes to his character have become.
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Chillingworth is inspired, even excited, by the changes to his character.
Chillingworth is inspired, even excited, by the changes to his character.
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Hester convinces Chillingworth to leave Dimmesdale alone.
Hester convinces Chillingworth to leave Dimmesdale alone.
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Chillingworth forgives Hester for cheating on him and committing Adultery.
Chillingworth forgives Hester for cheating on him and committing Adultery.
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Although sympathetic, upon reflection Hester realizes her true feelings towards Chillingworth.
Summarize Hester's reflections and realizations at the start of Chapter 15 (pages 118-119). (Bullet Points are fine)
Although sympathetic, upon reflection Hester realizes her true feelings towards Chillingworth.
Summarize Hester's reflections and realizations at the start of Chapter 15 (pages 118-119). (Bullet Points are fine)
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In this section, Pearl is compared to:
In this section, Pearl is compared to:
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For the first time in the novel, we see what side of Pearl's character in Ch. 15?
For the first time in the novel, we see what side of Pearl's character in Ch. 15?
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"In all the seven bygone years, Hester Prynne had never before been false to the symbol on her bosom. It may be that it was the talisman of a stern and severe, but yet a guardian spirit, who now forsook her, as recognizing that, in spite of his strict watch over her heart, some new evil had crept into it or some old one had never been expelled." (bottom of page 121)
In this passage, what "evil" has popped up here in Hester's character?
"In all the seven bygone years, Hester Prynne had never before been false to the symbol on her bosom. It may be that it was the talisman of a stern and severe, but yet a guardian spirit, who now forsook her, as recognizing that, in spite of his strict watch over her heart, some new evil had crept into it or some old one had never been expelled." (bottom of page 121)
In this passage, what "evil" has popped up here in Hester's character?
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In Chapter 15, how does Hester begin to treat Pearl (her letter A)?
In Chapter 15, how does Hester begin to treat Pearl (her letter A)?
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Hester's treatment of Pearl is SIMILAR to how Dimmesdale treats his secret punishment/guilt (his letter A) in that....
Hester's treatment of Pearl is SIMILAR to how Dimmesdale treats his secret punishment/guilt (his letter A) in that....
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How would you categorize these characters across Chapters 1 - 15?
How would you categorize these characters across Chapters 1 - 15?
- Hester
- Chillingworth
- Rev. Dimmesdale
- Pearl
- Rev. Wilson
- Governor Bellingham
- Mistress Hibbins
- Round/Dynamic Character (growth, change, complexity of motivation, multidimensional)
- Flat/Static Character (lack of growth/change, simplicity of motivation/characterization)