Where do Hester and Pearl live?
(A) In the poorhouse
(B) In an abandoned cottage on the outskirts of Boston
(C) In the forest
(D) In the house of Roger Chillingworth
Answer: B
The Scarlet Letter
- What does Hester's letter "A" eventually come to represent to the townspeople?
- What does Chillingworth pretend to be?
- What color of clothing does Hester always wear?
- What item of clothing does Hester make for Governor Winthrop?
- How does Pearl become wealthy?
- How do Hester and Dimmesdale plan to escape their suffering?
- What mark can supposedly be seen on Dimmesdale's chest?
- How does Pearl acknowledge Dimmesdale as her father at his death?
- Why does Pearl not recognize her mother when she sees her with Dimmesdale in the forest?
- What natural phenomenon comes to symbolize both Dimmesdale's "sin" and Governor Winthrop's "virtue"?
- Next to whom is Hester buried?
- How does Hester support herself financially?
- How does Mistress Hibbins eventually die?
- Who is Mistress Hibbins?
- In what city do Hester and Pearl live?
- Which of the following is a method Dimmesdale uses to punish himself for his sins?
- What item in the governor's mansion shows Hester a distorted reflection of herself?
- What is situated immediately outside the door of the prison in which Hester is kept?
- With whom has Chillingworth been living before he appears in Boston?
- Where do Hester and Chillingworth live before coming to America?
- In what century is the story of Hester Prynne set?