You're right that the stranger is the subject of the sentence, and on questions one and two. but wrong on the others. I see nothing ironic in the first three paragraphs of Chapter 3. And there is no simile in the fact that the stranger recognizes Hester. Think about it. If he knows her, and she might recognize him, but he puts his finger to his lips advising that they say nothing, does it telegraph something yet to come, when they might acknowledge each other? What would you call that?
By the way, it's been so long since I read The Scarlet Letter, I had to pull it off the shelf and remind myself how good it is. :)
Scarlet Letter questions
Chapter 2
The narrator seems to feel that women of the era
A. Are harsher in their judgements than are the ruling men
B. are overly subservient to men
C. Are without exception bitter-tempered
D. Are more refined than the man-like Elizabeth
E. Are more concerned about Antinomians
The words of the man in the crowd, "Mercy on us... hardest word yet!" serve the purpose of
A. Pointing out the moral deficiencies of the women of the era
B. explaining the magistrates choice if Hester's sentence
C. Exposing the underlying implication of the goodwife's words
D. Criticizing those who would question authority
E. Comparing virtuous women to those who fear the gallows.
Chapter 3
What is the subject of the main clause in the sentence " At his arrival in the market place, and some time before she saw him, the stranger had bent his eyes on Hester Prynne"?
The tone of the first three paragraphs is best described as
A. Foreboding
B. ironic
C.agitated
D. Elegiac
E. Despairing
In describing the momentary revelation of the stranger's emotion, the narrator employs
a. Allusion
B. personification
C. Simile
D. Antithesis
C. Hyperbole
I chose A, E, stranger, B, and C. Did I get it correct?
2 answers
A b c d