WorksheetsYoung Goodman Brown
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Worksheet time: 37mins
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Herman Melville
Hope
Grace
Faith
Charity
The Ghost
The Demon
The Devil
The Angel
Goody Cloyse
Deacon Gookin
Reverend Hooper
Old Scratch
A flock of birds
A shooting star
A rainbow
A black mass
Who fits the following description?:
Is viewed as the embodiment of virtue. Has claims of nightmares with disturbing images. Is later seen at the 'evil' ceremony which questions her righteousness.
Goody Cloyse
Faith
Goody Noise
Hope
Who fits the following description?:
They are a witch, important figure in the church, teaches small children.
Goody Noyse
Hope
Charity
Goody Cloyse
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
A new convert to a doctrine or religion
blasphemy
wanton
proselyte
visage
Who fits the following description?:
This person runs the church and may be a follower of the Devil.
The Priest
The Reverent
The Minister
The Deacon
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
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 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
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.
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
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
What is the symbolism of crossing a threshold, such as a doorway or entryway, and entering into a new location?
Making a bad decision, something bad will happen
Making a good decision, something good will happen
Making a decision, something is about to happen
Not making a decision, nothing will happen
What animal is depicted on the traveler's staff?
Snake
Owl
Crow
Lizard
Who does the traveler claim that he knows? Choose the most correct answer.
Everyone and their mom
Goodman Brown's friends, family, and acquaintances
No one, he is a lonely traveler
Church leaders
What is important about Goodman Brown's wife?
She represents temptation
She represents herself as well as Goodman Brown's faith
She symbolizes heaven
She symbolizes nothing
If the theme of Young Goodman Brown is "None of us are pure and perfect people, because sin is in our nature", which of the following quotes BEST supports the theme?
"Poor little Faith!" thought he, for his heart smote him. "What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too."
"By the sympathy of your human hearts for sin, ye shall scent out all the places where crime has been committed and shall exult to behold the whole earth one stain of guilt!"
With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the Devil!
"Let us hear which will laugh the loudest! Think not to frighten me with your deviltry!"
Paragraph 65 showed that even the most righteous elders amongst the townspeople are inclined to evil. Which detail from paragraph 73 (last page) BEST supports this?
"Be it so, if you will. But, alas! it was a dream of evil omen for young Goodman Brown. A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man, did he become,
from the night of that fearful dream."
"When the minister spoke from the pulpit, with power and fervid eloquence, and with
his hand on the open Bible, of the sacred truths of our religion, and of saint-like lives
and triumphant deaths, and of future bliss or misery unutterable, then did Goodman
Brown turn pale"
"Often, awaking suddenly at midnight, he shrank from the bosom of Faith, and at
morning or eventide, when the family knelt down at prayer, he scowled, and muttered
to himself, and gazed sternly at his wife, and turned away."
"And when he had lived long, and was borne to his grave, a hoary corpse, followed by
Faith, an aged woman, and children and grand-children, a goodly procession, besides
neighbors"
Paragraphs 71-73 show us that Goodman Brown became more suspicious of human nature after his experience in the woods. Which quote from the story BEST supports this?
"Goody Cloyse, that excellent old Christian, stood in the early sunshine, at her own
lattice, catechising a little girl, who had brought her a pint of morning's milk."
(Paragraph 71)
"But Goodman Brown looked sternly and sadly into her face, and passed on without a
greeting." (Paragraph 71)
"But, alas! it was a dream of evil omen for young Goodman Brown. A stern, a sad, a
darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man, did he become, from the night
of that fearful dream." (Paragraph 73)
"when the family knelt down at prayer, he scowled, and muttered to himself, and gazed sternly at his wife, and turned away." (Paragraph 73)
If the theme of Young Goodman Brown is "None of us are pure and perfect people, because sin is in our nature", which of the following quotes BEST supports the theme?
"Poor little Faith!" thought he, for his heart smote him. "What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too."
"By the sympathy of your human hearts for sin, ye shall scent out all the places where crime has been committed and shall exult to behold the whole earth one stain of guilt!"
With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the Devil!
"Let us hear which will laugh the loudest! Think not to frighten me with your deviltry!"
The central theme of the story is "None of us are pure and perfect people, because sin is in our nature." How are the details of the mysterious man's staff important to the development of this theme?
It resembles a snake which is associated with sin and evil.
It takes on different appearances, showing how deceptive evil is.
It is intricately decorated, proving the traveler's wealth and power.
It can be used as a weapon and hints at the danger of the traveler.
Describe the impact made by the author's decision to name Goodman Brown's wife "Faith". Use at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.
PART A: Which of the following identifies the central theme of the text? (RL.2)
None of us are pure and perfect people, because sin is in our nature.
We can overcome any kind of evil, with the strength of love.
Once a person can identify a source of evil, they can overcome it.
You should put your faith in the strength of the human spirit.
What is the significance of Goodman Brown's name?
It represents the conflict between good and evil within him.
It is Satan's favorite color.
It was the color that his wife Faith liked the most.
Nathaniel Hawthorn, the author, loved that color.
When Goodman Brown dies he is miserable because
He converted to Satanism
Faith died
He realized the devil was watching him all the time
He realizes everyone he thought was good is evil
(a) is presented as (b) , and the natural world is a force propelling Brown toward (c) .
In general, (a) seems (b) of believing that (c) ever give in to (d) , even though he himself is doing just that.
Brown (a) his wife (b) about the purpose of his (c) , implying vaguely that it is a (d) trip.
Goodman Brown’s (a) to see any (b) in human (c) is what (d) him, more than his (e) sin.
(a) village is (b) into neat streets and (c) , and the (d) forest initially seems completely (e) and distinct from the town
Like (a) and (b) , Goodman Brown’s thirst for sinful (c) leads him to (d) God.
Clearly, Brown's attachment to (a) , and his own (b) in God, are not strong enough to (c) his (d) about sin.
innocence
The Devil
Evil and carries YGB to sin
Good and Pious?
Trees and a rock
