Abeka American Literature Test 4 – Flashcards
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Name of the main character's child
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Pearl
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The minister's physician
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Chillingworth
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Makes reference to the Black Man
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Mistress Hibbins
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Sentenced to wear the scarlet letter
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Hester
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The town's revered minister
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Dimmesdale
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Who was Pearl's father?
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Dimmesdale
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What relation was Chillingworth to Hester?
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husband
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How many times did Dimmesdale stand on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl?
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twice
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What did Pearl do when the minister kissed her in the forest?
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washed it away
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What did spectators see on Dimmesdale's chest when he died?
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letter "A"
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Who sought revenge on Dimmesdale?
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Chillingworth
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In the Governor's Hall, who did Hester appeal to when she thought her child would be taken away?
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Dimmesdale
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Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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When the minister lay dying, whom did he ask a kiss from?
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Pearl
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How did Hester earn a living?
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sewing
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sequence of events
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plot
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struggle between opposing forces
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conflict
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main character
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protagonist
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character that changes
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dynamic character
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character that remains the same
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static character
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central idea that gives a work meaning
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theme
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character in conflict with another
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antagonist
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highest point of interest
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climax
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narrative in which the characters, places, and other items are symbols
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allegory
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use of words which appeal to our senses
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imagery
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"Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?"
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Pearl
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"Thou shalt forgive me!"
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Hester
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"I, ... whom you so reverence and trust, am utterly a pollution and a lie!"
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Dimmesdale
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"Thou hast escaped me!"
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Chillingworth
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"What does the scarlet letter mean? ... and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?"
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Pearl
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"Wilt thou go with us to-night? There will be a merry company in the forest."
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Mistress Hibbins
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"How am I to live longer, breathing the same air with this deadly enemy?"
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Dimmesdale
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"She is my happiness! - she is my torture, none the less!"
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Hester
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"So thou thinkest the child will love me?"
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Dimmesdale
