The Scarlet Letter Study Guide
Ch.s 1-2 “The Prison Door” and “The Market-Place” - Due Mon 11/5
1. What colony is the setting for the novel?
2. Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?
3. What possible symbols does the rose have for the reader?
4. Name three crimes and the punishments that the Puritans might witness.
5. Describe the Puritan women. Use one quote from the book to support your answer.
6. What punishments would the Puritan women have given Hester Prynne if it were left to them?
7. Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne.
8. What is Hester’s sin? What is her punishment?
9. What is astonishing about the “A” on her bodice? What may this reveal about Hester’s attitude towards her crime and punishment?
10. Why is Hester taken to the scaffold in the market-place?
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