Hester pryne
Name: Diamond Mathis Date: 11-13-13
School: Genesis Facilitator: Deborah Neese
5.02 The Scarlet Letter Chapters 1-8 Questions
Chapters 1-2 (6 points)
1. From chapter 1, describe the prison door.
Crime and punishment
2. Besides a prison door, what else did the new colony founders use the soil to create?
Cemetery
3. In Chapter 2, what do the Puritan women say about Hester before she comes out of the prison? What does this show us about the Puritan society?
4. In Chapter 2, what two things serve as symbols of Hester’s adultery?
The letter A on her chest and her daughter pearl.
5. What did Hester Prynne have to do as punishment when she came out of the prison, besides wear the scarlet letter?
She had to stand on the scaffold for public humiliation.
6. Describe Hester Prynne’s appearance?
Tall, deep black eyes, a larger woman, dark, abundant, glossy hair, rich complexion, and the red letter A embodied upon her chest.
Chapters 3-5 (6 points)
7. Who can we assume Hester Prynne recognizes standing at the outskirts of the crowd while she is on the scaffold?
Rodger chillingworth
8. According to the townsman who speaks to the stranger, why has Hester Prynne been spared being killed for her sin?
Because the judges was lenient due to her youth since she is a widow
9. What does Dimmesdale beg Hester to do while she stands on the scaffold?
To tell the people that he is the father
10. What does Chillingworth ask of Hester during their meeting in jail?
To not say who he really is
11. What reason does Hester give herself for continuing residence in the same town that shuns her?
An cabin, she likes to be considered an outcast
12. Besides the reason she gives herself, what other reason could there be for Hester’s desire to stay in town?
Dimmsdale
Chapters 6-8 (6 points)
13. Why did Hester name her daughter Pearl?
Being of great price,
School: Genesis Facilitator: Deborah Neese
5.02 The Scarlet Letter Chapters 1-8 Questions
Chapters 1-2 (6 points)
1. From chapter 1, describe the prison door.
Crime and punishment
2. Besides a prison door, what else did the new colony founders use the soil to create?
Cemetery
3. In Chapter 2, what do the Puritan women say about Hester before she comes out of the prison? What does this show us about the Puritan society?
4. In Chapter 2, what two things serve as symbols of Hester’s adultery?
The letter A on her chest and her daughter pearl.
5. What did Hester Prynne have to do as punishment when she came out of the prison, besides wear the scarlet letter?
She had to stand on the scaffold for public humiliation.
6. Describe Hester Prynne’s appearance?
Tall, deep black eyes, a larger woman, dark, abundant, glossy hair, rich complexion, and the red letter A embodied upon her chest.
Chapters 3-5 (6 points)
7. Who can we assume Hester Prynne recognizes standing at the outskirts of the crowd while she is on the scaffold?
Rodger chillingworth
8. According to the townsman who speaks to the stranger, why has Hester Prynne been spared being killed for her sin?
Because the judges was lenient due to her youth since she is a widow
9. What does Dimmesdale beg Hester to do while she stands on the scaffold?
To tell the people that he is the father
10. What does Chillingworth ask of Hester during their meeting in jail?
To not say who he really is
11. What reason does Hester give herself for continuing residence in the same town that shuns her?
An cabin, she likes to be considered an outcast
12. Besides the reason she gives herself, what other reason could there be for Hester’s desire to stay in town?
Dimmsdale
Chapters 6-8 (6 points)
13. Why did Hester name her daughter Pearl?
Being of great price,