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Which event described in chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter takes place before the story begins?
The crowd discusses Hester’s crime.
The crowd walks to the scaffold.
The Puritans elect officials.
The Puritans erect a jail.
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The Puritans erect a jail.
Chapter 1 (“The Prison‑Door”) explains that the prison was one of the very first public buildings set up in the colony, i.e., it was built before the story’s events begin.
Chapter 1 (“The Prison‑Door”) explains that the prison was one of the very first public buildings set up in the colony, i.e., it was built before the story’s events begin.
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