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.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a.sailing b.suitors c.hunting d.dreams

Certain predictable elements of beowulf, such as the superhuman hero and the quest to defeat evil, are common to the form. a. story b. plot c. epic d. novel