Question

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter using comprehension strategies. A blessing on the righteous Colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine! What is the meaning of the word “iniquity”? wickedness, sin mistakes, errors belongings, possessions solitude, loneliness

Answer 1

just took the test the answer is A Wickedness, Sin

Answer 2

The word inquity refers to something immoral, something which is frowned upon and definitely should not be done ever. Having this in mind, the correct answer is wickedness, sin.
Hester did something wrong - she cheated on her husband with another man and had a child with him - in this Puritan society, she was deemed an adulteress and thus ostracized from the rest of the people.