The Minister's Black Veil

From the description of the church-goers in paragraph 1, the reader can infer...

• the people in the village are wealthy.
• it was fairly normal for a person to walk into the church in a veil.
• going to church was an important part of the week for most of the people of the village.
• most people inthe town were very poor.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

How does Mr. Hooper's appearance in the opening paragraphs (6) affect his congregation?

• They are bored and don't even notice anything different.
• They are amazed and confused with a variety of emotional responses.
• They immediately try to get him to remove the veil.
• They accept it as the new him and move on.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The author's use of third-person point of view shows

• only Mr. Hooper's thoughts and feelings.
• The thoughts and feelings of all/most characters involved in the story.
• no one's thoughts or feelings.
• only certain characters' thoughts and feelings.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence from the text suggests the veil made people in the congregation feel guilty and sinful?

• "A subtle power was breathed into his words. Each member of the congregation...felt as if the preacher had crept upon them...and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought.
• "...the people hurried out with indecorous confusion, eager to communicate their pent up amazement..."
• "Strange and bewildered looks repaid him for his courtesy."
• "How strange...that a simple black veil, such as any woman might wear on her bonnet, should become such a terrible thing on Mr. Hooper's face."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The author most likely includes the conversation between Mr. Hooper and his fiance, Elizabeth, to...

• make the veil a more dramatic symbol in the story.
• cause the reader to feel sorry for Mr. Hooper.
• create the climactic moment of the story.
• firmly establish the veil as a symbol of some lesson the author intends for the reader to eventually understand.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which quote from the story best explains why Mr. Hooper refuses to allow Reverend Mr. Clark to remove his veil as he lay dying?

• "...my soul hath a patient weariness until that veil be lifted."
• "...this veil is a type and a symbol, and I am bound to wear it..."
• "Why do you tremble at me alone?...Tremble at each other!...I look around me, and , lo! on every visage a Black Veil!"
• "Never!"..."on earth, never!"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3