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Why does Chillingsworth think "it behoves you; therefore, to exhort her to repentance and to confession, as a proof and consequence thereof."
The responsibility of Hester Prynne's soul lies, Greatly with Dimmesdale.
"God, as a direct consequence of the sin which man thus punished, had given her a..." what?
Lovely child
Why did Pearl "escaped through the open window, and stood on the upper step, looking like a wild tropical bird of rich plumage, ready to take flight into the upper air"?
She was unaccustomed to the touch or familiarity of anyone but her mother. The old minister tried to touch her
Who observes "some men bury their secrets, thus,"?
The calm physician
When did "an unvaried pall of cloud muffled the whole expanse of sky from zenith to horizon."
An obscure night of early May
Who "flew away like a bird, and, making bare her small white feet went pattering along the moist margin of the sea"?
Pearl
Where does Pearly go when Hester speaks to Dimmesdale in the woods by the brook?
She goes to gather violets and wood anemones and some scarlet columbines in the crevices of a high rock.
Who asks "And will he always keep his hand over his heart?"
Pearl
What was Hester wearing "on this public holiday, as on all other occasions for seven years past"?
A garment of coarse gray cloth.
"The sainted minister in the church! The woman of the scarlet letter in the marketplace! What imagination would have been irreverent enough to surmise..." what?
That the same scorching stigma was on them both.
What does Huck make of Tom's belief in A-rabs and elephants?
It's like Sunday School
When Pap tries to kill Huck with a knife, who does Pap think Huck is?
The Angel of death
What does Jim think Huck is when he first sees him?
A ghost
How long does it take Jim to recover from the snakebite?
4 days and 4 nights
Who tells Bill not to kill the old man?
Jake Packard
After he gets fooled by Huck, what does Jim say "trash" is?
Trash is who people are when they put dirt on their head or a friend's head to make them feel ashamed
How many clay parrots are there in the Gangerford house?
Two, one on either side of the clock
Who chases Buck and Joe to the woodpile where Huck and Jim are hiding?
Mars Buck and four or five of his men
Who wins the argument about who gets to sleep in the shuck bed?
The Duke
Who does Boggs claim swindled him?
Colonel Sherburn
What is the name of the bar in Carthage, South Dakota?
The Cabaret
What kind of town is El Golfo de Santa Clara?
A fishing village on the Gulf of California
What does Chris respond when Ron Franz proposes that he adopt Chris?
He dodged the question by saying "We'll talk about it when I get back from Alaska, Ron."
What is the conclusion that Rosellini comes to at the end of his decade long "experiment"?
He learned that it is not possible for human beings as we know them to live off the land
What name did Everett Ruess use for himself in Davis Gulch?
Nemo
What was Chris' greatest personality paradox?
His feelings about money. He believed that wealth was shameful, which is ironic because he was a natural born capitalist with an uncanny knack for making a buck
What mountain did Jon Krakauer climb in a youthful quest?
The Devil's Thumb
What does Jon Krakauer come to appreciate about mountains after he returns from Alaska?
Mountains make poor receptacles for dreams
What is the elegant solution Chris comes up with for the dilemma that there are no more blank spaces on the map?
He simply got rid of the map.
How many days had Chris been in Fairbanks 142 pm August 5th?
100
What does the duke say they should do with the $6000 dollars after they've counted it in front of everbody?
Give it to the girls
What is the first jolt to the girl's joy at going off with the king?
The king sold the slaves to slave traders and the girls didn't want to see the family separated
Where does the king say the slaves stole the money from?
The straw tick of his bed where he had hidden it
What is the name of the mill on the Phelp's place?
Phelp's Sawmill
Who does Tom pretend to be while Huck is pretending to be Tom?
Sid
What does Tom say they need to dig Jim out with?
A case-knife
What is the first of the mournful inscriptions that Tom devised for Jim?
Here a captive heart busted
How do they escape the dogs with Jim?
The dogs were their dogs
Who tells Aunt Sally that the person she taken for Tom Sawyer was actually Huck Finn?
Aunt Polly
Who tells Huck what finally happened about his father?
Jim
How does Emerson define "genuis"?
To believe in your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men
What is the most affecting lesson great works of art have to teach us?
They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at four convictions. What are these four?
a. envy is ignorance
b. imitation is suicide
c. he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion
d. though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till
What is the benefit for a man who has put his heart into his work and done his best?
He is relieved and gay
What is the condition of man who has done otherwise than to put his heart into his work?
He shall have no peace, his genius deserts him, no muse befriends, no invention, no hope
What according to Emerson is necessary for a man to be a man?
He is a nonconformist
What does Emerson say his life is for?
Itself and not for a spectacle
What does Emerson say is the reaction of the world (society) to individuals?
It is easy to in solitude to live after our own but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude