Based on Hawthorne’s description in Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter, which word best describes Master Dimmesdale?

kind

honorable

cowardly

cruel

Based on Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter, what do the circumstances of Hester Prynne’s life reveal about the time period in which she lives?

A woman was not allowed to speak in her own defense.

A woman could be elected to represent a community.

A woman could not be put to death for breaking a law.

A woman was considered to be the property of her husband.

Based on Hawthorne’s description in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, which word best describes the man who takes the name of Roger Chillingworth?

forgiving

honest

shrewd

volatile

Read the excerpt relating to Reverend John Wilson from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter.The voice which had called her attention was that of the revered and famous John Wilson, the eldest clergyman of Boston, a great scholar, like most of his contemporaries in the profession, and withal a man of kind and genial spirit. This last attribute, however, had been less carefully developed than his intellectual gifts, and was, in truth, rather a matter of shame than self-congratulation with him.What does the excerpt reveal about Reverend John Wilson?

He believes that he is superior and more intellectually gifted than others who practice his profession in the Boston area.

He believes that a man must make equal use of both his intellect and his emotions to make critical decisions.

He believes that men who are not great scholars have little to contribute to the growth of society.

He believes that words and actions based on the intellect are superior to those based on emotions.

In Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what do the circumstances of Roger Chillingworth’s arrival in the settlement reveal about the time period in which the novel takes place?

Settlers were dependent on Indigenous people for all their medical and clothing needs.

Settlers had an efficient system of communication in place between their old and new worlds.

Settlers charged strangers who arrived in their settlement with trespassing and sentenced them to time in prison.

Settlers were dependent on Indigenous people for survival in the wilderness beyond the settlement.

In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter, how does the magistracy’s act of marking Hester Prynne with a scarlet letter serve to maintain its power in the community?

People in the community are outraged by the magistracy’s act.

People in the community fear becoming similarly shamed.

People in the community sympathize with Hester Prynne.

People in the community are moved by the magistracy’s tenderness of heart.

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