Answer:
C. Onlookers react to Hester's embroidered letter.
Well, first off you record your thoughts and ideas on a piece of paper. Just a short small description of what you should put in & add onto in your draft. Write like a list of things you want to put in before you write your full paragraph/essay/etc.
Answer:
spreading rumors
Explanation:
because if people emphasize (make (something) more clearly defined.) people would not have a reason to spread rumors since they would know the truth
A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare things. So I would guess that the answer is "for the notch us just like the pipe of a great pair of bellows."