Ch. 7-10 Reading Quiz (Scarlet Letter)

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Ch. 7-10 Reading Quiz (Scarlet Letter)

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Painting: Hester Prynne and Pearl (George Henry Boughton, 1865)

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What gesture does Pearl do that effects Dimmesdale?

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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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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"?

Painting: Hester Prynne and Pearl (George Henry Boughton, 1865)

How does the town view Pearl in Chapter 7?

They are concerned she's a child of the Devil and that she possibly is a baby witch 

They are disgusted by her as a child of sin and see her as dirty and somethin to be hated 

They are worried for her, as she seems an angel trapped in the home of a witch 

They are afraid of her and what she may become if Hester raises her to hate them all 

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

To see the Dr. Chillingworth for Pearl's fever (Chillingworth has moved into the Governor's house to take care of him in his advanced age) 

For Pearl's lessons with the Reverend Wilson on her catechism and faith 

Hester wishes to make a plea to keep Pearl (the Governor wishes to remove Pearl and place her in a different home) 

To study in the Governor's extensive library secretly while Hester mends his clothes

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

Pearl recognizes her mother in...

a single red rose, that she cannot quite reach yet 

an exaggerated reflection (of the A) in a suit of armor 

the rotting vegetables in the Governor's garden 

a red embossed book with a large golden A on the cover 

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?

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

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

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

closely reading scripture 

flickering candles

heart surgery 

flowers growing from a grave 

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

emotional arguing based on passion/belief/faith not facts 

friendly banter / light conversation (small talk) 

scholarly academic discussion that's devoid of passion/emotion 

frustrated fighting and verbal sparring (quarrelling) 

thoughtful rhetorical debate with careful, guarded, measured responses 

What voice/laughter interrupts their conversation in Chapter 10?

an unseen (ghost???) child's laughter in the graveyard

the widow (it's her house) chuckling at their debate

children playing on the scaffold

Pearl laughing while walking by with Hester

In Chapter 10, Pearl recognizes and names as _ .

Chillingworth has diagnosed Dimmesdale as...

plagued by a heavenly/divine curse 

suffering from heart burn 

imaginging his illness entirely 

struggling with a intellectual/spiritual ailment as much as a physical one 

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

poisons the sacred chalice (the one used for holy eucharist/communion on Sundays) 

feels Dimmesdale's forehead - he burns with fever (we didn't realize he was that sick)

whispers something in Dimmesdale's ears as he sleeps, over and over again (we can't hear what it is but we are told it is sinister in nature) 

opens his shirt and sees something that surprises and thrills him (we don't know what it is yet) 

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.

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"?

How does the town view Pearl in Chapter 7? 

They are concerned she's a child of the Devil and that she possibly is a baby witch 

They are disgusted by her as a child of sin and see her as dirty and somethin to be hated 

They are worried for her, as she seems an angel trapped in the home of a witch 

They are afraid of her and what she may become if Hester raises her to hate them all 

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

To see the Dr. Chillingworth for Pearl's fever (Chillingworth has moved into the Governor's house to take care of him in his advanced age) 

For Pearl's lessons with the Reverend Wilson on her catechism and faith 

Hester wishes to make a plea to keep Pearl (the Governor wishes to remove Pearl and place her in a different home) 

To study in the Governor's extensive library secretly while Hester mends his clothes

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

a red rose

a bird 

the Scarlet Letter

a bright little jet of flame 

all of the above 

Pearl recognizes her mother in... 

a single red rose, that she cannot quite reach yet 

an exaggerated reflection (of the A) in a suit of armor 

the rotting vegetables in the Governor's garden 

a red embossed book with a large golden A on the cover 

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

Governor Bellingham 

Mistress Hibbins 

Master Brackett

Hester 

Roger Chillingworth 

Pearl 

Anne Hutchinson 

Rev. Wilson 

Rev. Dimmesdale 

What is Dimmesdale's reaction to her gesture?

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

True

False

Dimmesdale argues in favor of Hester keeping Pearl. 

True

False

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

True

False

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

Hester

Dimmesdale

Chillingworth 

The Governor

Mistress Hibbins

(The Village) - she will be fostered by the whole town in the practice of "it takes a village to raise a child" 

Joint Custody - Hester and Chillingworth 

Joint Custody - Hester and Dimmesdale 

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

Why have Dimmesdale and Chillingworth moved in together?

Dimmesdale is sick and needs a doctor. 

Chillingworth doesn't have a place to live. 

They are both bachelors and scholars who enjoy each other's company. 

Chillingworth is attempting to become more "intimate" with Dimmesdale in order to learn his secret (or) determine if he's the father. 

all of the above 

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

they live above a church 

they live below a church 

their backyard where they like to hang out and chat about life overlooks a graveyard 

there is no light in their home except Dimmesdale's dying candles 

Dimmesdale's room has a sunny window, but heavy curtains and a tapestry of David and Bathsheba

the fireplace won't stay lit no matter how much wood they put on the fire 

Chillingworth's room is actually an overhead loft with a creepy view of Dimmesdale's bed

everyone feels like this is the perfect living situation for Dimmesdale, but it's actually a trap/prison

they are sharing custody of Pearl, and therefore an additional shared "tie" to Hester

it's too hot for Chillingworth and too bright for Dimmesdale 

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

closely reading scripture 

flickering candles

heart surgery 

flowers growing from a grave 

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

emotional arguing based on passion/belief/faith not facts 

friendly banter / light conversation (small talk) 

scholarly academic discussion that's devoid of passion/emotion 

frustrated fighting and verbal sparring (quarrelling) 

thoughtful rhetorical debate with careful, guarded, measured responses 

What voice/laughter interrupts their conversation in Chapter 10? 

an unseen (ghost???) child's laughter in the graveyard

the widow (it's her house) chuckling at their debate

children playing on the scaffold

Pearl laughing while walking by with Hester

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

God as her heavenly father 

Dimmesdale as her father 

Chillingworth as the devil 

Hester as her mother 

Puritan society as foolish 

Chillingworth has diagnosed Dimmesdale as... 

plagued by a heavenly/divine curse 

suffering from heart burn 

imaginging his illness entirely 

struggling with a intellectual/spiritual ailment as much as a physical one 

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

poisons the sacred chalice (the one used for holy eucharist/communion on Sundays) 

feels Dimmesdale's forehead - he burns with fever (we didn't realize he was that sick)

whispers something in Dimmesdale's ears as he sleeps, over and over again (we can't hear what it is but we are told it is sinister in nature) 

opens his shirt and sees something that surprises and thrills him (we don't know what it is yet) 

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

Hester

Dimmesdale

Chillingworth 

The Governor

Mistress Hibbins

(The Village) - she will be fostered by the whole town in the practice of "it takes a village to raise a child" 

Joint Custody - Hester and Chillingworth 

Joint Custody - Hester and Dimmesdale 

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

compared to a leech 

educated/learned 

skilled in medicine / alchemy 

God-sent 

mysterious/secretive

investigative/searching

Satan's emissary / demon 

compared to a gold miner / treasure hunter / thief 

skilled in dark/black magic

skilled in foraging and finding medicinal plants 

trusting and sympathizing 

Why have Dimmesdale and Chillingworth moved in together? 

Dimmesdale is sick and needs a doctor. 

Chillingworth doesn't have a place to live. 

They are both bachelors and scholars who enjoy each other's company. 

Chillingworth is attempting to become more "intimate" with Dimmesdale in order to learn his secret (or) determine if he's the father. 

all of the above 