The Scarlet Letter Chapters 7 - 12 READING CHECK

SHORT ANSWER

The Governor's name is _________________________________________

Hester had two reasons for going to the Governor's house. One is to deliver some _______________________ she embroidered for a special religious function.

Hester's second reason for going to the Governor is to find out rumors about __________________________ ___________________________________________.

At the first sight of the religious men, Pearl jumps through an open window and hides in a ____________________ _________________.

TRUE/FALSE

1. _____ The reader learns that Dimmesdale's health has not been good because he has worked himself too hard for the church.

2. _____ Hester claims the letter she is forever doomed to wear teaches her something everyday.

3. _____ Pearl was never taught who had made her.

4. _____ Dimmesdale needed the attention of Chillingworth almost constantly.

5. _____ Hester's husband is thought to be dead at this point in the book.

6. _____ After a time Roger moves in the house next door to Dimmesdale's.

7. _____ Arthur Dimmesdale is the leech.

8. _____ Mistress Hibbins is the Governor's sister.

9. _____ Dimmesdale's soul is thought to be haunted by Satan.

10. _____ Chillingworth's reputation as a doctor is very poor by the judgement of everyone in Boston.

SHORT ANSWER

What is Roger Chillingworth's answer to why the grey-leafed plant grows out the dead person's heart?

What was Pearl doing in the graveyard?

How does Arthur punish himself for committing adultery and not having the courage to own up to it?

Where does Arthur Dimmesdale go to relieve his anguish in Chapter 12?

What four characters walk by Dimmesdale in Chapter 12?

How do the Puritans explain the sign from God at the end of Chapter 12?

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