TiffanyFogle
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if you know one of these questions, please answer them, i'd appreciate it
alright,
1. What reasons does Hawthorne give for losing his job in the Custom House?
2.How does he rationalize losing his job? Identify three ways in which he expresses his reactions to this event?
3. In what ways does this introductory sketch suggest some of the aspects of the tale that follows? Consider Hawthorne's bitterness over the loss of his job, the A's mysterious burning, Hawthorne's solitary habits, and the date of the manuscript that he discovers.
4. Describe the characters who have been introduced to this point.
5. Why do you think Hawthorne introduces all the main characters sp early?
6. What has happened to Hester Prynne?
7. Why do you think Hester refuses to reveal her partner's name?
8. Identify words or phrases from Hawthorne's descriptions that convey an atmosphere of gloom and pessimism.

1. What reasons does Hawthorne give for losing his job in the Custom House?
2.How does he rationalize losing his job? Identify three ways in which he expresses his reactions to this event?
3. In what ways does this introductory sketch suggest some of the aspects of the tale that follows? Consider Hawthorne's bitterness over the loss of his job, the A's mysterious burning, Hawthorne's solitary habits, and the date of the manuscript that he discovers.
4. Describe the characters who have been introduced to this point.
5. Why do you think Hawthorne introduces all the main characters sp early?
6. What has happened to Hester Prynne?
7. Why do you think Hester refuses to reveal her partner's name?
8. Identify words or phrases from Hawthorne's descriptions that convey an atmosphere of gloom and pessimism.