Define Personification

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

Define Literary Allusion

Brief and indirect reference to a thing of literary import

When does Hester remove her punishment

When she claims only God can remove her shame

Comparison of two unlike things

What does the “W” in Hawthorne’s name represent?

His distaste for his Puritan roots

Who is the witch and the "Black Man" associated with her?

Mistress Hibbins is the witch and the "Black Man" is Satan

What is a "scaffold"?

A platform used for public shaming

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1
Define Personification
Making evil characters seem human
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
The process of growing a baby
A repetition of beginning sounds
2
Who is Dimmesdale
The doctor
The reverend
Hester's husband
Dude who's kind of dim
3
What does the "letter A" stand for
Abomination
Adultery
Awesome
Assonance
4
When/where is the book set?
15th Century Virginia
18th Century France
17th Century Boston
16th Century England
5
Define Literary Allusion
A repetition of beginning sounds
Brief and indirect reference to a thing of literary import
Reference to The Bible
Reference to history
6
When does Hester remove her punishment
When she found Tumblr and discovered the patriarchy
When she gets home
When she claims only God can remove her shame
After she gets off the scaffold
7
Who is the "Black Man"?
Satan
A slave
the Native American chief
A prisoner
8
Define metaphor
I mean, c'mon, dudes... It's a metaphor. Easy stuff.
Comparing two things using like/as
Play on words
Comparison of two unlike things
9
What is the sin of the protagonist?
Disorderly conduct
Witchcraft
Stealing
Adultery
10
How long is Hester in prison?
Until Pearl is 3 months old
6 years
2 weeks
9 months
11
What does the “W” in Hawthorne’s name represent?
Wollstonecraft
Wordsmith
Walter
His distaste for his Puritan roots
12
Where do Hester and Pearl live?
New York
In Boston
Virginia
In the forest
13
Who is the witch and the "Black Man" associated with her?
Mistress Hibbins is the witch and the "Black Man" is Satan
Hester is the witch and the "Black Man" is the the governor
Mister Gibbins is the witch and the "Black Man" is Santa
Pearl is the witch and the "Black Man"is the Native American
14
What happens to Dimmesdale?
Runs away with Hester
He turns out to be a wizard and goes around getting shwifty
Dies after his confession
He's promoted in the church
15
Define Simile
Comparison of two unlike things
Comparison using like/as
Kind of another gimme. You've got this.
Play on words
16
Who is Chillingworth?
The governor
A really calm guy. Like... Really calm.
Hester's husband
Pearls father
17
Define Alliteration
When you litter.
Repetition of beginning sounds
A reference to a thing of literary note
Play on words
18
Who is The Leech?"
Chillingworth
Dimmesdale
Idk.. Kanye?
Hester
19
What is a "scaffold"?
A bar
A machine
A platform used for public shaming
No idea
20
Define Pun
Eigh pley awn werds
Comparison using like/as
A play on words
Comparing to unlike things

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