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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the two non-Puritan sects mentioned in this Chapter 2?
2. At the governor's house when the men are debating Hester's custody, what does one of them say Pearl should have been named?
3. Which character is described as having a "wildflower prettiness?"
4. In which year was this preface written?
5. The following description of someone's eyes in Chapter 10 refers to which character: "burning blue and ominous, like the reflection of a furnace....like one of those gleams of ghastly fire"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Hester when the jailer introduces Chillingworth?
2. What is Hawthorne's emotional state in the preface?
3. Why does Hawthorne decide to republish the offending introduction?
4. What is Dimmesdale's argument for keeping Hester and Pearl together?
5. Why does Hawthorne say that it is ironic that Pearl is such a beautiful child, in Chapter 6?
6. Of all the finery in the governor's mansion, what does Pearl cry for most of all?
7. Why is "The Leech" an appropriate and significant name for this chapter?
8. What does Chillingworth implore Hester to do when they meet in the jail?
9. Describe the door to the jail.
10. Why does Dimmesdale not see through Chillingworth and understand his true (nefarious) agenda, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Offer a compare and contrast essay about the two major male characters in this book, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth. Be sure to include analytical description of their looks and physical aspects, their emotional states, their motivations, and their conduct.
Essay Topic 2
Some critics might characterize parts of this work as feminist, particularly considering the role of Hester Prynne vis-a-vis her interactions with Governor Bellingham and the other public officials who want to take Pearl away from her. Argue this point in an analytical essay: does this particular sequence in the novel represent a feminist approach to custody? Decide whether you think so or not, and construct a well-reasoned argument that makes use of specific textual examples. (Note: there is no "right" answer: you can argue yes, no or maybe, as long as you construct a textual argument with specific and precise reasoning.)
Essay Topic 3
Despite the dark tone and dour mood of this novel, Hawthorne's narrative voice does offer some levity, irony and humor to lighten the mood at key points in this novel, including the irony in some of the chapter titles. Pick several examples of this irony, other forms of irony, archness/humor, and explain how these examples help lighten the mood.
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