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Which event described in chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter takes place as the story begins?
Officials lock the jail door.
A rose bush is planted.
A crowd gathers at the jail.
Puritans visit the cemetery.

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A rose bush is planted.

Chapter 1 ("The Prison-Door") opens with the image of a wild rosebush growing beside the prison door.