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extra money she earns'("her superfluous
6. Wfrat doesHester do.rvith the
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scarletletter with the mark 91 9d{t
7. Irawthorne qomparesHester',s
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of the chapter' Hawthorne
g. In the penultimate (that is, the next to the last) paragrupb
the scarlet
some positivl feiture of Hester's wearing
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letter. What is it?
ambiguity'
one of his favorite devices' intentional
10. Observehow Hawthorne uses
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