The Scarlet Letter



The Scarlet Letter

Quiz #3 Chapters 13-17 23 points

Directions: Write your answers as potently as possible

1) “Here was the iron link of mutual crime, which neither he nor she could break.” What was the link? Who are the he and the she? What does mutual mean? (3)

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b.

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2) “Hester (asked) whether it were for ill or good that the poor little creature had been born at all.” For which one is it? Why? How do you know? (1)

a.

3) “Hester resolved to meet her former husband, and do what might be in her power for the rescue of the victim on whom he so evidently set his gripe.” Who is the victim and what is her former husband’s “gripe”? (2)

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b.

4) Roger had, “a glare of red light out of his eyes; as if the old man’s soul were on fire…transforming himself into a devil.” How did he do this? What actions of his caused this transformation? (1)

a.

5) Hester yells at Roger and says, “There is no good for him, no good for me, no good for thee! There is no good for Pearl! There is no path to guide us out of this dismal maze!” What attitude/belief of Hawthorne’s is she reflecting? How? (1)

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6) What changes does Hester go through in the beginning of the reading section (Chapter 14)? Describe one physical change she goes through and one change in the town’s perception of her, specifically as it relates to the scarlet letter. (2)

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7) In the forest with her mother, Pearl made, “A letter – the letter A – but freshly green (in seaweed) instead of scarlet.” What figurative significance might this new green letter have? (1)

a.

8) For the first time ever, Hester yelled at Pearl at the end of Chapter 15 and said, “Hold thy tongue naughty child! Do not tease me, else I shall shut thee into a dark closet!” Why does Hester scold Pearl? What was Pearl inquiring about? (1)

a.

9) In the forest, “Pearl resembled the brook, inasmuch as the current of her life gushed from a well-spring as mysterious, and had flowed through scenes shadowed as heavily by gloom.” The river flows mysteriously and is covered with shadows. How is this like Pearl’s birth, existence and life? (2)

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10) Pearl said, “Mother…the sunshine does not love you. It runs and hides itself, because it is afraid of (something).” What is the sunshine afraid of? What symbolic meaning could the sunlight have?  Why does sunlight shine on Pearl and not on Hester? (2)

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11) Pearl talks to her mother and says, “(Dimmesdale) has his hand over his heart!...when the minister wrote his name in the book, the Black Man set his mark in that place. But why does he not wear it outside his bosom, as thou doest, mother?” What did Pearl finally figure out? What is the difference between the suffering that both Hester and Dimmesdale go through? (2)

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b.

12) Dimmesdale tells Hester, “I must stand up in my pulpit, and meet so many eyes turned upward to my face, as if the light of heaven were beaming from (my pulpit)! (and then they might) look inward, and discern the black reality of what they idolize!” What did Dimmesdale literally say? Or, what was he battling with? (1)

a.

13) After confessing the truth about Roger, to comfort Dimmesdale, Hester “threw her arms around him, and pressed his head against her bosom; little caring though his cheek rested on the scarlet letter.” How is this ironic? (1)

a.

14) After making a plan to solve their problem, Hester is worried about her husband and what he will do. Arthur replies, “I deem it not likely that he will betray the secret. He will doubtless seek other means of satiating his dark passion.” What did Arthur say? What does “satiating” mean? (2)

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15) How much did you read of this reading section? Give a percentage. What is the best way that we “read” that helps you the most? (1)

a. Asd

AP Reading Skills

|Learning Targets |4.0 |3.0 |2.0 |1.0 |

|Depict and Cite Text Evidence |I can make a text’s meaning |I can make a text’s meaning |I can make a text’s meaning |I struggle to make a text’s |

|CCS Reading 1, 2, 3 |abundantly clear through a |appropriately clear through a |clear through a basic |meaning clear through a |

| |thoughtful description of text|description of text events, |description of text events, |description of text events, |

| |events, mature inferences, and|basic inferences, and |some inferences, and evidence |inferences, and evidence. My |

| |abundant, specific evidence. |satisfactory, clear evidence. |that may be lacking in |evidence is either lacking, |

| | | |abundance or quality. |superficial, and/or inaccurate.|

|Analyze Author’s Craft |I can make it abundantly clear|I can make it appropriately |I can make it clear how text |I struggle to make it clear how|

|CCS Reading 4, 5, 6 |how specific text features |clear how specific text |features influence meaning, |text features are evident, |

| |create meaning, were a direct |features create meaning, were |were reflection of the author |contribute to meaning and/or |

| |intent of the author and |an author’s choice and are an |and are a part of a text. |were tools used specifically by|

| |enhance a text. |important part of a text. | |the author. |

|Evaluate Text as a Whole |I can make a text’s |I can make a text’s |I can make a text’s |I struggle to make a text’s |

|CCS Reading 7, 8, 9 |universality, effectiveness |universality, effectiveness |universality, effectiveness |universality, effectiveness |

| |and/or theme abundantly clear.|and/or theme appropriately |and/or theme clear. I can make |and/or theme clear. I struggle |

| |I can make mature, |clear. I can make logical, |basic, accurate connections |to make connections between the|

| |unpredictable connections |consistent connections between |between the text as a whole and|text as a whole and the world |

| |between the text as a whole |the text as a whole and the |the world around me. |around me that are helpful |

| |and the world around me |world around me. | |and/or accurate. |

|Determine meaning of |I can insightfully |I can plainly explain |I can mention some |I can partially identify |

|unknown words using |explain all examples |several examples of |examples of |a few examples of |

|context clues, word |of unfamiliar words |unfamiliar words |unfamiliar words |unfamiliar words |

|parts & parts of speech. |accurately |relatively accurately |somewhat accurately |with some inaccuracies |

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