13. what is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence?
"chillingworth, odious as he might be, came to care for pearl, much as a father would."

a. detestable
b. shy
c. miserable
d. caring

14.roger chillingworth exacting his revenge on reverend dimmesdale is an example of what type of conflict?

a. man versus nature
b. man versus society
c. man versus man
d. man versus self

15 in chapter 13 of the scarlet letter what crime does hester commit, which, if known by other puritans, would have resulted in her death?

a. she considers having another affair.
b. she speculates about the value of life and puritan values.
c. hester ponders running away from salem and abandoning her letter.
d. hester has contemplated killing those in the town who had made fun of her.

16. what inference can the reader make as to why hester prynne's daughter would turn her head away from the daylight, based on the following passage from chapter 2 of the scarlet letter?
"she bore in her arms a child, a baby of some three months old, who winked and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day; because its existence, heretofore, had brought it acquainted only with the gray twilight of a dungeon, or other darksome apartment of the prison."

a. the baby, being considered an impure demon due to her scandalous birth, is rejecting the sunlight.
b. the child had been born and raised inside of the prison, so wasn't used to the bright, natural daylight.
c. the child is too young to respond to the daylight, and is shocked when she sees it for the first time.
d. the baby didn't know how to respond to the noise from the crowd.

17. what is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence?
"pearl was filled with a precocity unrivaled by that of any of her peers."

a. developmental delay caused by emotional problems
b. sarcasm
c. anger
d. intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development