Question

28 multiple choice 2 points what is the starting action, or incident, that opens the novel? hester is being punished for her crime dimmesdale gives a good sermon election day hester is on trial for her crime 29 multiple choice 2 points what type of conflict exists between dimmesdale and the guilt of his sin? man vs. man man vs. nature man vs. self none of the above 30 multiple choice 2 points when pearl asks hester if she has ever met the black man, hester says: \that is none of thy business.\ \you are too young to ask such questions.\ \once in my life i met the black man. this scarlet letter is his mark.\
o, never.\

Explanation:

1. The Scarlet Letter opens with Hester Prynne standing on the scaffold, publicly shamed and punished for adultery, which is the inciting incident of the novel.
2. Dimmesdale's conflict is internal: he struggles with the guilt of his hidden sin, which is a classic man vs. self (internal) conflict.
3. In the novel, when Pearl asks Hester about the Black Man, Hester admits she met him, identifying the scarlet letter as his mark, referencing her sin and its symbolic tie to the "Black Man" (the devil figure in Puritan lore).

Answer:

1. Hester is being punished for her crime
2. man vs. self
3. "Once in my life I met the Black man. This scarlet letter is his mark."