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The Scarlet Letter · Nathaniel Hawthorne

Chapter 1: The Prison-Door — Quiz

Question 1 of 5
What are the two things that the founders of a new colony always build first?
Question 2 of 5
In the context of this passage, what does 'edifice' mean?
Question 3 of 5
What is special about the rose-bush near the prison door?
Question 4 of 5
According to the passage, who might have caused the rose-bush to grow near the prison?
Question 5 of 5
What does the narrator say the rose-bush might symbolize for the reader?