1.what does the following statement from hester prynne mean?
"at times, a fearful doubt strove to possess her soul, whether it were not better to send pearl at once to heaven, and go herself to such futurity as eternal justice should provide."

a. she contemplates sending pearl away to live with another family who can take better care of her.

b. she contemplates killing both pearl and herself to escape their torment.

c. hester considers revealing the identity of pearl's father to free all of their souls.

d. hester thinks about running away from salem with pearl, never to return.

2.what is symbolic about where hester is buried, according to the conclusion of the scarlet letter?

a. she is buried near dimmesdale, but still not close enough to touch him.
b. she is buried in the woods, where she always felt the safest.
c. she is buried in england, where she is from.
d. she is buried near the scaffold where her journey began.

3.what, can the reader tell, is the narrator’s reaction to seeing usher’s house, based on the following passage: “from that chamber, and from that mansion, i fled aghast.”

a. it is a welcomed sight
b. he is running away in fear
c. he has fond memories of the house
d. it is his family home

4. according to chapter 5 of the scarlet letter, hester maintains a somber outward appearance, in keeping with the puritan tradition; however, where does hester channel her passions?

a. she channels her passions into her needle work.
b. hester has made cooking her new passion, and puts everything into her food.
c. all of her passion is now channeled into taking care of pearl.
d. hester makes gardening her new passion.

5. what does hawthorne mean with the phrase, "the scarlet letter had not done its office" in chapter 13 of the scarlet letter?

a. hester hasn't worn the letter long enough for her to feel guilty for her sins.
b. rather than make hester remorseful, it causes her to oppose puritan values.
c. the letter cripples hester with guilt.
d. the scarlet letter doesn't make hester feel guilty for what she has done

6.what is one of the memories hester has during her three-hour ordeal on the scaffold in chapter 1 of the scarlet letter?

a. she reminisces about her secret lover and their time spent together.
b. she remembers her marriage to the thin, misshapen scholar and their life in europe.
c. she remembers the excruciating ordeal of pearl's birth.
d. she reflects on her childhood, growing up in salem, and how that village has now turned on her.