The Scarlet Letter
Study Questions
Chapters 5-10

    What was Hester's skill?

    What was the one thing Hester was not allowed to make?

    What did Hester do for the poor as penance for her sin?

    What was Hester's daughter's name and what did the name mean to Hester?

    Describe Hester's child (physically and mentally).

    How was Hester's child treated by the other children in Boston?

    Why did Hester go to the Governor's hall?  (two reasons)

    What did Hester's child want her mother to lood at in the Governor's home?

    At the end of Chapter7, what was the child crying for?

    What men came to greet Hester at the beginning of Chapter 8?

    What was the child's response  when she was asked who made her?

    How old is the child?

    Why is Dimmesdale's health failing?

    Who is "the leech" in chapter 9 and why is that an appropriate name for him?

    Who is Dimmesdale's roommate and why did the church want him to move in with Arthur?

    In the second paragraph of Chapter 10, Chillingworth's eyes are said to burn like something, what is it and why is this comparison a good one for Roger?

    What was the reason, according to Roger, why a black flower was growing out of the grave in Chapter 10?

    What do you think Roger saw on Arthur's chest at the end of chapter 10?