The Scarlet Letter study guide questions: Chapters 13-24. Zack Phillips IX. Chapter Thirteen 1. "the iron link of mutual crime." 2. Seven years have passed. 3. They say that the "A" stands for "Able" 4. I think that Hester and Dimmesdale will get back together, soon. 5. - 6. - 7. Hester now sees Chillingworth as equal or lower to her because of his disturbing obsession with revenge. Seven years ago her shame was so great and her self-esteem was so low …showed first 75 words of 1880 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1880 total…his emotional anguish and physical pain would cease. 8. Before Dimmesdale and Hester had the affair, each failed to contemplate the consequences and the effect that they would have on the other. In the quote, Dimmesdale used the word: "souls." He was dying and would soon face the Ultimate Judgment to decide where he would spend eternity. Knowing this, the preacher naturally thought a little deeper than how the affair had impacted his life on earth.