Chapter 1 “The Prison Door”
What colony is the setting for the novel?
Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?
For what 2 “practical necessities” did the new colony set aside land?
Who is Anne Hutchinson? How does Hawthorne feel about her?
What 2 possible symbols does the rose have for the reader?
Chapter 2 “The Market-Place”
Name 3 crimes and the punishments that the Puritans might witness.
What is the relationship between religion and law in Puritan New England?
Describe the Puritan women. Use one quote from the book to support your answer.
What punishments would the Puritan women have given Hester Prynne if it were left to them?
Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne.
What is Hester’s sin? Punishment?
What is astonishing about the “A” on her bodice?
Why is Hester taken to the scaffold in the market-place?
What things does Hester think about while she is on the scaffold?
How old is her baby?
What detail is given to suggest the baby was born in jail?
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