The Minister's Black Veil

On his death-bed, what does Hooper claim to see?

• God's face
• only darkness
• a veil on every face
• the young woman who had died

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What kind of story does Hawthorne call this?

• romance
• tragedy
• episode
• parable

While Mr. Hooper delivers his sermon on concealed sin, the parishioners

• feel that he is looking into their souls
• strain to hear the muffled sound of his voice
• wonder what is concealed beneath the veil
• glance about the church and speculate on their neighbors sins

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does Mr. Hooper rush out of the wedding ceremony?

• He spills "untasted wine" onto the carpet
• The veil has "dimmed the light of the candles"
• He cannot complete the wedding vows
• The sight of his reflection in a mirror disturbs him

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Elizabeth feels she should know about the clergyman's  veil because she

• "is determined to chase away the strange cloud"
• is engaged to marry Mr. Hooper
• asks him about it with "direct simplicity"
• may share in the sin he wishes to conceal

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is "the one desirable effect" of the black veil?

• it confuses "all the busybodies and impertinent people in the parish"
• it lets everyone "discover the secret which it was supposed to hide"
• It makes the wearer "a very efficient clergyman"
• It creates "an ambiguity of sin or sorrow"

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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

Why might Mr. Hooper, on his deathbed, claim that everyone wears a black veil?

• He realizes that none of his parishioners are going to heaven

• He believes no one is completely innocent of sin

• He thinks everyone mourns his tragic death

• He wants to foster suspicion and fear

According to Hawthorne, what is the saddest of all prisons?

• one's own heart
• guilt
• life
• suspicion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who was the last person to talk to Mr.Hooper

• Goodman Gray
• Elizabeth
• Governor Belcher
• Reverend Clark

What was the veil's effect on Mr. Hooper's personal life?

• Isolation 
• increased swagger
• Confidence
• Honorability

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4