WorksheetsYoung Goodman Brown
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 19mins
The setting of the story is...
Massachusetts in the early 1900's
New York City in the late 1800's
Massachusetts in the 1600's
during the American Revolutionary War
At the beginning of the story, Young Goodman Brown leaves his wife to...
fight against the British
look for a new job with the Native Americans
meet with the Devil and join his coven
find his long-lost father
Near the end of the story, it seems as if Brown may have been...
the Devil himself
dreaming
having an affair and leading a double life
a spy for the British Army
Young Goodman Brown dies a(n) ... man.
happy and contented
enlightened
embittered
unjustly accused
What does Goodman Brown's travel companion indicate about the forest as portrayed in the passage?
The forest is full of evil secrets
The forest is where ancient public ceremonies are held
The forest is full of dangerous creatures
The forest eats up whoever enters
How is Goodman Brown affected by the other traveler's first words/appearance?
He feels important and honored
He is startled and tense
He experiences a feeling of serenity
He feels belittled and angry
How does Goodman Brown change by the end of this selection?
He appears to have an impure side to him
He accepts the fact that he will never see his wife again
He realizes that he should act as the hero in this situation
He tries to change the other traveler's thoughts
Which of Goodman Brown's statements reflects the idea that deep down, Goodman Brown knows what he is in for.
"What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!"
"Faith kept me back a while."
In “Young Goodman Brown,” what does Goodman Brown do after hearing
Faith’s voice in the dark cloud and observing her pink ribbon fluttering from
the sky?
He returns home to Faith.
He searches the woods for Faith.
He runs through the woods to the meeting.
He lights the tops of four pine trees on fire.
In “Young Goodman Brown,” what happens when Goodman Brown sees Faith
at the meeting?
He is relieved to see that she has arrived safely.
He begs her to look to heaven and resist the devil.
He baptizes her with the blood from the basin in the rock.
He and she stagger from the forest into the street of Salem village.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born Nathaniel Hathorne in Salem, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1804. Why did he add the "w" to his last name?
He thought the "aw" (as in "thaw") was more phonetically pleasing than the "a" (as in "hat").
The printer of his first book misspelled his name on the book's cover, so he continued to spell it with a "w".
He wanted to spite his father with whom he had irreconcilable differences because of his choice to be a writer.
He wanted to separate himself from one of his ancestors who had been a judge in the shameful Salem Witch Trials.
An allegory is a story in which:
Characters, setting and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning
a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have new definitions
a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have magical powers
a story in which characters, settings, and symbols know one another
What does it mean to read "allegorically"?
Read an allegory
Take the words of the story to mean exactly and only what they say
Take the words of a story as a hidden message for something else
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A symbol is associated with fear, menace, uncertainty, and surprises.
Forest
Pink Ribbons
Serpent Staff
A symbol of evil and temptation, especially in the context of Christianity.
Forest
Pink Ribbons
Serpent Staff
It is a symbol of innocence, goodness, and moral purity.
Forest
Pink Ribbons
Serpent Staff
