Scarlet Letter Chapters 3-4

1. What do the ministers urge Hester Prynne to do?

Stand on the scaffold every day

Take off the scarlet letter

Leave town

Reveal the name of the baby's father

The ministers urge Hester Prynne to reveal the name of the baby's father. This is evident from the fact that the other options - standing on the scaffold every day, taking off the scarlet letter, and leaving town - do not align with the context of the question. The ministers want Hester to publicly acknowledge the identity of the person responsible for her child, which would likely bring shame and punishment upon both of them.

Explanation

The ministers urge Hester Prynne to reveal the name of the baby's father. This is evident from the fact that the other options - standing on the scaffold every day, taking off the scarlet letter, and leaving town - do not align with the context of the question. The ministers want Hester to publicly acknowledge the identity of the person responsible for her child, which would likely bring shame and punishment upon both of them.

2. What does the visitor vow to do?

Find out who the baby's father is

Win Hester Prynne back

Raise the baby as his own

Never see Hester Prynne again

The visitor vows to find out who the baby's father is.

Explanation

The visitor vows to find out who the baby's father is.

3. True or False: The stranger in town announces that he is Hester Prynne's husband.

True

False

The statement is false because the stranger in town does not announce that he is Hester Prynne's husband.

Explanation

The statement is false because the stranger in town does not announce that he is Hester Prynne's husband.

4. What effect does the visitor's medicine have on the baby?

It causes it cry

It causes it to sleep

It has no effect

It causes it to writhe in pain

The visitor's medicine causes the baby to sleep.

Explanation

The visitor's medicine causes the baby to sleep.

5. Who comes to visit Hester in her jail cell?

Her husband

A physician

The stranger who stood on the edge of the crowd

All of the above

All of the above options are correct because Hester is visited by all three individuals mentioned. Her husband visits her in the jail cell, the physician comes to check on her and her child, and the stranger who stood on the edge of the crowd is revealed to be her long-lost lover, Arthur Dimmesdale.

Explanation

All of the above options are correct because Hester is visited by all three individuals mentioned. Her husband visits her in the jail cell, the physician comes to check on her and her child, and the stranger who stood on the edge of the crowd is revealed to be her long-lost lover, Arthur Dimmesdale.