After reading Chapter 1 of "The Scarlet Letter," we can say that the event which takes place as the story begins is:
C. A crowd gathers at the jail.
How does the novel "The Scarlet Letter" begin?
- This is the excerpt that shows how the book begins:
"A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and grey steeple-crowned hats, inter-mixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes."
What can we conclude about the event described?
- The passage above mentions a "throng of bearded men" that are mixed with women. In other words, it is describing a large group of people, or a crowd.
- The passage also mentions that this crowd is assembled in front of a building that has iron spikes. That means they are gathered in front of the jail.
With the information above in mind, we can select letter C as the best option concerning the event described in Chapter 1.
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