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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Hester Prynne a feminist?
- Metaphors & Similes
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
- Quotes by Setting
- Boston in the 1600s
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Chapters 7-8 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 7-8 Quiz

1 of 5
Who harasses Hester and Pearl on their way to the Governor's mansion?

An angry drunk
The local sheriff
A group of children
Roger Chillingworth

2 of 5
Why do the townspeople want to take Pearl away from Hester?

They fear Hester is abusing Pearl.
They are concerned about Pearl's moral upbringing.
They are worried that Hester cannot support Pearl financially.
They resent any happiness in Hester's life.

3 of 5
What is Hester shocked by when she looks at the reflection in Bellingham's suit of armor?

How much she has aged
The dark circles under her eyes
The distorted size of her scarlet letter
The unsettling look on Pearl's face

4 of 5
What finally convinces Governor Bellingham and Reverend Wilson to let Hester retain guardianship over Pearl?

Pearl's display of love toward her mother.
Pearl's accurate answers to Wilson's questions about the Bible.
Dimmesdale's passionate reasoning in favor of Hester.
Chillingworth's unexpected support for Hester.

5 of 5
What does the narrator suggest Hester is saved from in being allowed to keep Pearl?

A life of loneliness
The temptation to court Satan
Humiliation in the eyes of the townspeople
Suicide

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