STUDY GUIDE THE SCARLET LETTER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Call of the Wild A Christmas Carol Frankenstein The Red Badge of Courage The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities Treasure Island Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc. Cover Art: Black Eagle Productions Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 E-Mail: info@sdlback.com Website: www.sdlback.com Copyright 1999 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception below. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing 1999 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback EducationalPublishing 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 1-56254-276-1 Printed in the United States of America 05 04 03 02 01 00 M 99 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2
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... 10 Literary Glossary... 12 CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch. 1... 14 2 Comprehension Check, Ch. 1... 15 3 Words and Meanings, Ch. 2... 16 4 Character Study, Ch. 2... 17 5 Words and Meanings, Ch. 3... 18 6 Sequence of Events, Ch. 3... 19 7 Words and Meanings, Ch. 4... 20 8 Cause and Effect, Ch. 4... 21 9 Words and Meanings, Ch. 5... 22 10 Comprehension Check, Ch. 5... 23 11 Words and Meanings, Ch. 6... 24 12 Inference, Ch. 6... 25 13 Words and Meanings, Ch. 7... 26 14 Character Study, Ch. 7... 27 15 Words and Meanings, Ch. 8... 28 16 Synonyms and Antonyms, Ch. 8. 29 17 Comprehension Check, Ch. 8... 30 18 Words and Meanings, Ch. 9... 31 19 Sequence of Events, Ch. 9... 32 20 Words and Meanings, Ch. 10... 33 21 Inference, Ch. 10... 34 22 Words and Meanings, Ch. 11... 35 23 Point of View, Ch. 11... 36 24 Cause and Effect, Ch. 11... 37 END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence... 38 26 Final Exam, Part 1... 39 26 Final Exam, Part 2... 40 UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text... 41 28 Plot Study... 42 29 Theme Analysis... 43 30 Character Study... 44 31 Vocabulary Study... 45 32 Glossary Study... 46 33 Book Review, Part 1... 47 33 Book Review, Part 2... 48 3
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 1999 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com
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 1999 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com 15