STUDY GUIDE. the. Nathaniel Hawthorne

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1 STUDY GUIDE the SCARLET LETTER Nathaniel Hawthorne

2 STUDY GUIDE Literature Set 1 ( ) A Christmas Carol The Count of Monte Cristo Frankenstein Gulliver s Travels The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Last of the Mohicans Literature Set 2 ( ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Around the World in 80 Days Great Expectations Jane Eyre The Man in the Iron Mask Literature Set 3 ( ) The Call of the Wild Captains Courageous Dracula Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles The Jungle Book Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice Robinson Crusoe The Swiss Family Robinson The Three Musketeers Moby Dick The Prince and the Pauper The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Kidnapped The Red Badge of Courage The Time Machine Treasure Island The War of the Worlds White Fang Copyright 1999, 2011 by Saddleback Educational Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing 2011 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback Educational Publishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems. ISBN-13: ISBN-10: ebook: Printed in the United States of America

3 Contents Notes to the Teacher... 4 Facts About the Author... 5 Facts About the Times... 6 Facts About the Characters... 6 Chapter Summaries... 7 Answer Key Literary Glossary CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Character Study, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Sequence of Events, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Cause and Effect, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Inference, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Character Study, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Synonyms and Antonyms, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Sequence of Events, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Inference, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Point of View, Ch Cause and Effect, Ch END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence Final Exam, Part Final Exam, Part UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text Plot Study Theme Analysis Character Study Vocabulary Study Glossary Study Book Review, Part Book Review, Part

4 The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1 1 WORDS AND MEANINGS name date A. Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. NEEDLEWORK SCAFFOLD BLUSHED EMBROIDERY EAVES typical CODE SPIKES HUSSY SCARLET BRAND OFFICIAL S P I K E S D L O F F A C S S P O L C M B R A K T O W C D E C I B O B E G U K I C P R E M V E Y E R S R T S E R O D H A Y W H E O N I E W L F A S S Y H O W U I N V G A F W H E U N E V E R D A Y C I T H S I L N G W S A E A I C N S I D C B R A N D T R P I Y Q E U O I C K R D E F Y A J E U M D P S C A R L E T L N D O V E R T E H L A Y Z B. Use a word from the puzzle to complete each sentence. 1. One woman said the judges should have used a hot iron to Hester s forehead. 2. Hester herself had done the on her dress. 3. The stood beneath the of Boston s oldest church. 4. In Hester s memory, her mother s face wore her look of love and concern. 5. The oak door of the prison was studded with iron. 6. The Puritans followed a strict religious. 7. An of the court led Hester out of prison. 8. Thinking that Hester was laughing in their faces, a woman in the crowd called Hester a. 14 Saddleback Educational Publishing

5 The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1 2 comprehension check name date Read the statements about the people and events you read about in Chapter 1. Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. 1. The story is set in a time period about 250 years ago. 2. Boston is still a very small town in Massachusetts. 3. Everyone stared when Hester stepped out of the prison door. 4. Most people in the crowd wore fancy, bright colored clothes. 5. The Puritans were members of a very strict religious group. 6. The beautiful embroidery on Hester s gown was admired by everyone. 7. Many women in the crowd seemed to feel pity for Hester. 8. After Hester stepped onto the scaffold, no one could see her. 9. Hester used her imagination to make the crowd seem to disappear. 10. Hester had warm memories of her parents in Old England. 11. For a moment, Hester wondered if her baby was real. 12. A man with uneven shoulders shouted in Hester s face. Saddleback Educational Publishing

6 The Scarlet Letter Chapter 2 3 Words and Meanings name A. Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. captive townsman misfortune soul ransom evil pastor citizen suffering sermon confess sinner date N W O S D R A N S O M T H S M T E N A T E M A O H S H I O M W I R H A L N E T E S T O G M E T U E F U N P F I T O N H O Z N W C A M O P N T O S I O N E V I L R W L A D T C I S I P A S T O R N I G G N I R E F F U S T C A P T I V E H A S N O D O S I N N E R D A H E B. Write a word from the puzzle under each definition. 1. Something bad, wicked, harmful 7. Unlucky event causing trouble 2. Minister in charge of a church 8. A speech at a worship service 3. One s spirit; separate from 9. Person who breaks religious law the body 4. To admit a fault or crime 10. Person caught and imprisoned 5. Person living in a particular 11. Adult male from the town city or town 6. Price paid to free someone 12. Feeling great pain or sorrow 16 Saddleback Educational Publishing