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Jeopardy Symbols Time Out! Hester Say What? Dimmesdale I <3 Hawthorne 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
Amount of time Hester must stand on the scaffold.
3 hours A 100
Month and year that the novel begins.
June 1642 A 200
Pearl is this age when she experiences a grief.
7 years A 300
Amount of time in which Hester was alone in America.
“Some two years…” A 400
Month in which the second scaffold scene took place.
May A 500
During the first scaffold scene, Hester refuses to identify the father During the first scaffold scene, Hester refuses to identify the father. Why? B 100
So she can endure her lover’s agony (to protect him). B 100
Identify one reason why the magistrates consider taking Pearl away from Hester. B 200
Not good for Hester’s soul. Pearl should be in better care.
In an attempt to keep Pearl, why does Hester ask Dimmesdale to speak on her behalf? Give two reasons. B 300
He knows her soul/heart He is her pastor Sympathetic Understands mother’s rights B 300
On what three conditions can Pearl stay with Hester? B 400
Hester commits no further sin Pearl must pass catechism Pearl attends school & church B 400
Hester chooses to stay in the town for these three reasons. B 500
She felt compelled to stay. Her lover still lives in the town. Staying would help purge her soul. B 500
“It is my folly and thy weakness” Name this character! “It is my folly and thy weakness” C 100
Chillingworth C 100
“There is no path to guide us from this dismal maze.” Name this character! “There is no path to guide us from this dismal maze.” C 200
Hester C 200
Name this character! “This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die. Is there no law for it?” C 300
Puritan woman C 300
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
Name this character! “Satan dropped it there, I take it…A pure hand needs no glove to cover it!” C 500
Sexton C 500
“Ha! Tempter! Methinks thou art too late!” Name this character! “Ha! Tempter! Methinks thou art too late!” C 400
Dimmesdale C 400
Dimmesdale gives four reasons as to why Pearl should stay with Hester Dimmesdale gives four reasons as to why Pearl should stay with Hester. Name two. D 100
Mother’s guilt Father’s shame Blessing Retribution D 100
Identify three ways Dimmesdale tortures himself.
Fasts Vigils Whippings D 200
Who hears Dimmesdale scream during the second scaffold scene?
Mistress Hibbins Governor Bellingham D 300
Name three people Dimmesdale sees in his visions
Mother Father Pearl Hester Former Friends Angels/Demons D 400
Identify all 5 people/groups that are involved in the temptations Dimmesdale encounters after meeting Hester in the forest. D 500
Deacon Elderly woman Young maiden Children Sailors D 500
Identify three things the letter “A” stands for in this novel.
Adultery Able Angel E 100
Weeds represent two things in this novel. Identify one.
Pearl uses weeds to represent the children of the community. Weeds are found growing out of an unmarked grave symbolizing sin/hidden secrets. E 200
Rose bush E 300
Hope, beauty, redemption
Pearl’s name. E 400
Costly Precious Rare Wild/Natural E 400
Forest E 500
Sin/Evil Freedom from society Lawlessness E 500
Scaffold F 100
Separation from society Sin Judgment Separation from society F 100
What do the two original establishments in the Utopian community symbolize? F 200
Inevitability of sin, death, evil. Reminders of original sin and mortaility. F 200
Hester does not sew for what group of people?
Brides F 300
Hester tells Pearl she wears the scarlet letter for what reason?
For its gold thread F 400
What is the purpose of Election Day?
To elect a new governor. F 500
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A high degree of intimacy Knowledge of the heart Both require: A high degree of intimacy Knowledge of the heart Spiritual & emotional purpose Abandoned upon loss Click on screen to continue
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