Astudent wrote the following sentence: pearl's father, the reverend dimmesdale, decides to live his punishment in secret rather than in public. though hester suffers, she, at least, has some self-respect. in contrast, dimmesdale is hounded by guilt and forced to live a double life. which replacement word would best clarify the meaning of "self-respect"? a. anger b. confidence c. honesty d. passion

The correct answer is B. Confidence

Explanation:

In the excerpt the student wrote, the word "self-respect" refers to the pride or honor Hester has about herself to accept her situation and punishment, which is contrasted with Reverend Dimmesdale keeping the secret and living a double life. This implies, self-respect in this context refers to Hester's pride of herself and therefore this word can be replaced by the word confidence that also means to believe in oneself. Also, other words such as anger, passion or honesty are not appropriate because they would change the original meaning of the text. According to this, the word that would clarify the meaning fo "self-respect" by being more precise is confidence.

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