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WorksheetsMinister's Black Veil
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the meaning of Mr. Hooper saying "There is a time when we shall all cast aside our veils?"
a)
on judgment day our hidden sins will be revealed
b)
some people will never judged.
c)
Everyone has to reveal their undercover FBI identitys.
d)
All crimes are eventually passed on.
2.
Who was the last person to talk to Mr.Hooper
a)
Goodman Gray
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Governor Belcher
d)
Reverend Clark
3.
What was the veil's effect on Mr. Hooper's personal life?
a)
Isolation
b)
increased swagger
c)
Confidence
d)
Honorability
4.
What was the tone of the story?
a)
Dark/though prevoking
b)
Enlightened/Enthusiastic
c)
Sarcastic
d)
Rainbows and sunshine
5.
What did the children do the first time they saw Mr. Hooper with the black veil?
a)
They worshiped him and rejoiced.
b)
The children attacked him for his devilish appearance.
c)
They stopped their games and ran away.
d)
screamed so loud all the windows in the town broke
6.
What was a positive result of Mr. Hooper's black veil?
a)
He didn't have to look at the ugly people's faces.
b)
It brought light to the hidden sins of the people.
c)
His fiancee decided to marry him.
d)
The people started to like his new appearance.
7.
What did the congregation of the church do when they saw Mr. Hooper walk into the chapel with the black veil over his face?
a)
ran towards a lake screaming.
b)
looked away and started to gossip.
c)
They dropped to the floor
d)
The people ran up to him and started to question why he was wearing the veil.
8.
Who begged Mr. Hooper to take of the veil for the sake of his holy office?
a)
His fiancee, Elizabeth
b)
Mr. Clark
c)
Mr. Burger
d)
Children of the church
9.
Did Mr. Hooper wear the veil for the rest of his life?
a)
Yes
b)
No,
c)
Maybe so
d)
I don't care
10.
What is Mr. Hooper's occupation?
a)
club owner
b)
Doctor
c)
Teacher
d)
Minister
11.
What did the black veil represent?
a)
His reflection
b)
Hidden sin
c)
Looking into the darkness
d)
he got sunburnt
12.
On his death-bed, what does Hooper claim to see?
a)
God's face
b)
only darkness
c)
a veil on every face
d)
the young woman who had died
13.
What kind of story does Hawthorne call this?
a)
romance
b)
tragedy
c)
episode
d)
parable
14.
How does Mr. Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil?
a)
He nods kindly at them
b)
He gently reassures them
c)
He briefly opens then closes the veil
d)
He calmly exits the meetinghouse
15.
While Mr. Hooper delivers his sermon on concealed sin, the parishioners
a)
feel that he is looking into their souls
b)
strain to hear the muffled sound of his voice
c)
wonder what is concealed beneath the veil
d)
glance about the church and speculate on their neighbors sins
16.
Why does Mr. Hooper rush out of the wedding ceremony?
a)
He spills "untasted wine" onto the carpet
b)
The veil has "dimmed the light of the candles"
c)
He cannot complete the wedding vows
d)
The sight of his reflection in a mirror disturbs him
17.
Elizabeth feels she should know about the clergyman's veil because she
a)
"is determined to chase away the strange cloud"
b)
is engaged to marry Mr. Hooper
c)
asks him about it with "direct simplicity"
d)
may share in the sin he wishes to conceal
18.
What is "the one desirable effect" of the black veil?
a)
it confuses "all the busybodies and impertinent people in the parish"
b)
it lets everyone "discover the secret which it was supposed to hide"
c)
It makes the wearer "a very efficient clergyman"
d)
It creates "an ambiguity of sin or sorrow"
19.
According to Hawthorne, what is the saddest of all prisons?
a)
one's own heart
b)
guilt
c)
life
d)
suspicion
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