Ch. 7-10 Reading Quiz (Scarlet Letter)

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23 questions
Painting: Hester Prynne and Pearl (George Henry Boughton, 1865)
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How does the town view Pearl in Chapter 7?

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Why do Hester and Pearl come to the Governor's Hall?

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In Chapter 7 and 8, Pearl is compared to...

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Pearl recognizes her mother in...

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Who is present in the Governor's room during Pearl's "interview" for Hester's custody rights?

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What gesture does Pearl do that effects Dimmesdale?

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What is Dimmesdale's reaction to her gesture?

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Pearl passes the "interview" with Rev. Wilson and the Governor as to her faith and discipline

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Dimmesdale argues in favor of Hester keeping Pearl.

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Dimmesdale claims custody of Pearl and accepts her as his own child (but does not claim fatherhood)

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In the end of Chapter 7, who is awarded custody of Pearl? (Click ONE or ALL that apply)

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What gesture does Dimmesdale always seem to do when upset, distraught, or in the presence of Pearl?

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In chapters 9-10, Chillingworth is described as... (select ALL that apply)

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Why have Dimmesdale and Chillingworth moved in together?

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Which of the following descriptions of their apartment is symbolic/ironic about Dimmesdale and Chillingworth's living situation? (3 correct answers)

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Chillingworth and Dimmesdale discuss _____ as a metaphor for buried secrets of the heart.

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Chillingworth and Dimmesdale's conversations can best be described as....

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What voice/laughter interrupts their conversation in Chapter 10?

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In Chapter 10, Pearl recognizes and names ______ as _______ .

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Chillingworth has diagnosed Dimmesdale as...

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When Dimmesdale falls deeply asleep, Chillinworth comes in and....

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Reconsider and Analyze the title of Chapter 10.

What is symbolic about Hawthorne naming Chillingworth the leech and Dimmesdale his patient. What is Hawthorne saying about this situation at a deeper level?

(hint: What is a leech and what does it do?)

Explain your thinking in 3+ sentences, recall 1+ specific detail from the text as support.

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Make a Prediction: What do you think Chillingworth discovered at the end of Chapter 10 that made him "throw up his arms towrads the ceiling and stamp his foot upon the floor"?