Which event described in chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter takes place as the story begins? - Officials lock the jail door.
- A rose bush is planted.
- A crowd gathers at the jail.
- Puritans visit the cemetery

Which of these sentences uses correct punctuation? a. francis had a lot on his mind that afternoon, he was concerned about his mother’s illness and about losing his job. b. the packing instructions asked each camper to bring the following items; a flashlight, a sleeping bag, sunscreen, and a book for independent reading. c. in time, of course, all issues get resolved, but not necessarily in the way you would like. the king ordered that all his subjects should show their allegiance through common forms of attire: yet many people continue to wear the traditional hats of their various regions.

Which is a complete sentence? a. while i look for my keys. b. even though it is warm without any rain. c. singing the baby a lullaby. d. bicycle racks are set up outside the building.

Read the following excerpt from "woman who hide anne frank dies at 100" by teri schultz. teri schultz: miep gies said she did not like being called a hero. yet, she risked her life many times over to the frank family during the two years they hid from the nazis in a secret annex built into the trading company office in amsterdam where she'd worked for otto frank almost a decade. providing refuge to jews, she noted later, carried a punishment of at least six months in a concentration camp. still, the austrian-born dutch woman, knighted by the governments of germany and the netherlands, recipient of a medal from yad vashem holocaust museum, always insisted she had done nothing extraordinary. which answer best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt? after the war, miep gies received many honors for her attempts to save the frank family. miep gies provided refuge to a jewish family, even though she could have been punished. although miep gies never considered herself a hero; after the war, many other people did. miep gies was knighted by two governments and received a medal from yad vashem.