What inference can be made about Roger Chillingworth’s character based on Hester Prynne’s reaction? He is joyful and loving.He is weak and submissive.He is evil and intimidating.

Hester’s reaction suggests that Chillingworth frightens and unsettles her rather than bringing her comfort or happiness. This supports the inference that he is evil and intimidating, not joyful and loving or weak and submissive. The correct choice is “He is evil and intimidating.”

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