Question

19 multiple choice 2 points what was likely found on dimmesdale’s chest? a handprint a heart an a a crucifix 20 multiple choice 2 points what is the technique that hawthorne uses to start and introduce the story to the reader? motif symbolism setting in medias res (in the middle) 21 multiple choice 2 points what flashes through the night sky when dimmesdale holds one of his nightly vigils? lightning an eagle the letter a a shooting star

Explanation:

1. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale's hidden sin is marked by a self-inflicted "A" on his chest, mirroring Hester Prynne's public scarlet letter.
2. The Scarlet Letter opens in the middle of Hester's public punishment, which is the definition of the literary technique in medias res (starting a narrative in the thick of action).
3. During Dimmesdale's vigil on the scaffold, a meteor flashes in the sky, forming the shape of the letter "A" in the novel's key symbolic moment.

Answer:

1. an A
2. in medias res (in the middle)
3. the letter A