English 11 Acc/McCalley The Scarlet Letter READING QUESTIONS for Chapters 6-12 (25 points) Please answer these questions thoroughly. Write in complete sentences. Use quotes whenever requested and be sure to put the page number in parentheses after quotes. 1) Describe Pearl. Incorporate any two quotes from Chapters 6-12 in your answer. 2) What does Reverend Dimmesdale say that convinces Governor Bellingham to allow Pearl to stay with her mother? 3) A “leech” is an antiquated term for a doctor, but it is also an appropriate term for Roger Chillingworth. Why? Incorporate a quote from Chapter 9 or 10 in your answer. 4) Re-read pages 123-4 (end of Chapter 10). What do you think Chillingworth sees on Dimmesdale’s chest? Explain his reaction. 5) What is significant about Dimmesdale’s “vigil” on the platform in Chapter 12? In other words, why is he standing there, what happens while he is there, and why is this an important moment in the novel? Incorporate a quote from Chapter 12 in your answer.
English 11 Acc/McCalley The Scarlet Letter READING QUESTIONS for Chapters 6-12 (25 points) Please answer these questions thoroughly. Write in complete sentences. Use quotes whenever requested and be sure to put the page number in parentheses after quotes. 1) Describe Pearl. Incorporate any two quotes from Chapters 6-12 in your answer. 2) What does Reverend Dimmesdale say that convinces Governor Bellingham to allow Pearl to stay with her mother? 3) A “leech” is an antiquated term for a doctor, but it is also an appropriate term for Roger Chillingworth. Why? Incorporate a quote from Chapter 9 or 10 in your answer. 4) Re-read pages 123-4 (end of Chapter 10). What do you think Chillingworth sees on Dimmesdale’s chest? Explain his reaction. 5) What is significant about Dimmesdale’s “vigil” on the platform in Chapter 12? In other words, why is he standing there, what happens while he is there, and why is this an important moment in the novel? Incorporate a quote from Chapter 12 in your answer.