Name: ___________________________________________ Scarlet Letter, Quiz 2 chapters 7-13
Chapter 7
1.
The leaders of the town thought it might be better if they took Pearl away from Hester. What were the tworeasons they gave for this? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Governor Bellingham had a bond servant. Explain what a bondservant is and how a person became one. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 8
3.When Mr. Wilson asked Pearl, “Canst thou tell me, child, who made thee?” How does Pearle answer? Howdoes the Governor react? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Rewrite this quote in your own words, who was Pearle comforting? Why do you think she chose to act thisway toward him? Why was Hester surprised?“Pearl, that wild and flight little elf, stole softly towards him, and taking his hand in the grasp of both of her own,laid her cheek against it; a caress so tender, and withal so unobtrusive that her mother, who was looking on, askedherself, “Is that my Pearl?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 9
5.Who said this? Why did he/she say it? Who was he/she talking to?“I could be well content that my labors, and my sorrows, and my sins, and my pains, should shortly end with me,and what is earthly of them be buried in my grave, and the spiritual should go with me to my eternal state, rather than that you should put your skill to the proof in my health.” ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Some of the people in town were very happy that Chillingsworth was around to help Dimmesdale, other people did not like him at all. What were some of the reasons for dislike given by the people who did not likeChillingsworth? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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