Scarlet Letter Questions
CH1&2?’S
1. Why are the people gathered outside the jailhouse?
2. What does the rose represent?
3. Why is Hester on trial?
4. What is Hester’s punishment?
5. What does the scarlet letter represent?
CH3&4?’S
1. What does Hester see at the edge of the crowd?
2. How does the stranger describe himself?
3. What does the stranger look like?
4. Who is asked to speak with Hester?
5. Who is left in the room with Hester and the baby?
CH5&6?’S
1. Is Hester being forced to stay in the society?
2. Why does Hester remain in the town?
3. What is Hester’s skill?
4. Why is Pearl named Pearl?
5. What does Pearl find joy in playing with?
CH7&8?’S
1. Why does Hester go to see the governor?
2. What do the townspeople think of Pearl?
3. What does Hester say she can do for Pear?
4. Does Pearl answer the questions asked to her?
5. Who stands up for Hester keeping Pearl?
CH9&10?’S
1. Where does Chillingworth want to live?
2. What do the townspeople think of Chillingworth?
3. Where does the doctor get the dark looking plant?
4. What does Chillingworth say makes the plant dark?
5. What causes Chillingworth’s suspicion of Dimmesdale?
CH 11&12?’S
1. What is on Dimmesdale’s chest?
2. What does Dimmesdale see in his vision?
3. How does Dimmesdale torture himself?
4. Who does Dimmesdale see while on the scaffold?
5. When does Dimmesdale say he will stand with Hester and Pearl?
CH13&14?’S
1. What do the people now say the A represents?
2. What does Hester think of herself now that time has passed?
3. What does Hester want to ask of Chillingworth?
4. What does Chillingworth tell Hester?
5. What do Hester and Chillingworth argue about?
CH15&16?’S
1. Where does Hester find Pearl?
2. What does Pearl have on her chest?
3. What does Pearl say about the sunshine to Hester?
4. Where do Hester and the minister meet?
5. What does Pearl question about the minister?
CH17&18?’S
1. What does Hester tell Dimmesdale?
2. What does Dimmesdale blame Hester for?
3.
1. Why are the people gathered outside the jailhouse?
2. What does the rose represent?
3. Why is Hester on trial?
4. What is Hester’s punishment?
5. What does the scarlet letter represent?
CH3&4?’S
1. What does Hester see at the edge of the crowd?
2. How does the stranger describe himself?
3. What does the stranger look like?
4. Who is asked to speak with Hester?
5. Who is left in the room with Hester and the baby?
CH5&6?’S
1. Is Hester being forced to stay in the society?
2. Why does Hester remain in the town?
3. What is Hester’s skill?
4. Why is Pearl named Pearl?
5. What does Pearl find joy in playing with?
CH7&8?’S
1. Why does Hester go to see the governor?
2. What do the townspeople think of Pearl?
3. What does Hester say she can do for Pear?
4. Does Pearl answer the questions asked to her?
5. Who stands up for Hester keeping Pearl?
CH9&10?’S
1. Where does Chillingworth want to live?
2. What do the townspeople think of Chillingworth?
3. Where does the doctor get the dark looking plant?
4. What does Chillingworth say makes the plant dark?
5. What causes Chillingworth’s suspicion of Dimmesdale?
CH 11&12?’S
1. What is on Dimmesdale’s chest?
2. What does Dimmesdale see in his vision?
3. How does Dimmesdale torture himself?
4. Who does Dimmesdale see while on the scaffold?
5. When does Dimmesdale say he will stand with Hester and Pearl?
CH13&14?’S
1. What do the people now say the A represents?
2. What does Hester think of herself now that time has passed?
3. What does Hester want to ask of Chillingworth?
4. What does Chillingworth tell Hester?
5. What do Hester and Chillingworth argue about?
CH15&16?’S
1. Where does Hester find Pearl?
2. What does Pearl have on her chest?
3. What does Pearl say about the sunshine to Hester?
4. Where do Hester and the minister meet?
5. What does Pearl question about the minister?
CH17&18?’S
1. What does Hester tell Dimmesdale?
2. What does Dimmesdale blame Hester for?
3.