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In Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what do the circumstances of Roger Chillingworth’s arrival in the settlement reveal about the time period in which the novel takes place?

A. Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for all their medical and clothing needs.
B. Settlers had an efficient system of communication in place between their old and new worlds.
C. Settlers charged strangers who arrived in their settlement with trespassing and sentenced them to time in prison.
D. Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for survival in the wilderness beyond the settlement.

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The correct answer is:

D. Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for survival in the wilderness beyond the settlement.

In Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, the circumstances of Roger Chillingworth’s arrival in the settlement reveals these things about the time period in which the novel takes place.


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The conditions of Roger Chillingworth's landing in the settlement uncover about the era in which the novel happens is the point at which the pioneers were subject to the Native Americans for survival in the wild past the settlement.

The correct answer is D.

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