THE SCARLET LETTER  REVIEW QUESTIONS   

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CHAPTER V

1. Specifically where does Hester live after she is released from prison?

2. How is Hester employed by the townspeople? What are the limitations of her work?

3. What "revelations" cause Hester to be "terror-stricken"?

CHAPTER VI

1. Who is Hester’s child? What type of personality does the child have?

2. How is Hester’s child received by the townspeople?
   What is the child’s reaction to the townspeople?

3. How does the child embarrass Hester?

4. What fear does the child's personality invoke in Hester?
   (In other words, what is it about eh child that scares Hester?)