At the end of dimmesdale’s climactic confession, pearl finally gets her wish: “my litter pearl,” said he feebly,… “dear little pearl, wilt thou kiss me know? thou wouldst not yonder, in the forest! but now thou wilt? ” pearl kissed his lips. a spell was broken. the great scene, of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father’s cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the word, but be a woman in it. towards her mother, too, pearl’s errand as a messenger of anguish was all fulfilled. what three questions are answered or problems solved in this scene? explain.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.