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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man in the forest say when Goody Cloyse asks her for something?
(a) He changes the subject.
(b) He just laughs.
(c) He readily agrees.
(d) He says no.

2. What happens when someone gets the new staff?
(a) It gets suddenly dark.
(b) The man cries out in anguish.
(c) The man disappears.
(d) There is a loud explosion.

3. Why does Goody Cloyse take something from the man in the forest?
(a) So she can get her power back.
(b) To hurt Brown.
(c) Someone stole something from her.
(d) To take his power.

4. Who tells us who the man in the forest is?
(a) The narrator.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Young Goodman Brown.
(d) Goody Cloyse.

5. Who is the man in the forest?
(a) The devil.
(b) A ghost.
(c) An angel.
(d) We don’t know.

6. How does Goody Cloyse react when she sees the man in the forest?
(a) Nonchalantly.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Excited.
(d) Surprised.

7. What happens as the new staff is formed?
(a) It makes strange noises.
(b) It bursts into flame.
(c) It dries up.
(d) It glows.

8. What happens when Goody Cloyse takes something from the man in the forest?
(a) She is healed.
(b) She disappears.
(c) She dies.
(d) She changes shape.

9. What is Gookin’s title?
(a) Governor.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Lord.
(d) Lieutenant.

10. What was Goody Cloyse anointed with?
(a) Oil.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Herbs.

11. Who gets the new staff?
(a) Goody Cloyse.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The man in the forest.
(d) Brown.

12. How does Goody Cloyse describe the person who stole something from her?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Unhanged.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Strange.

13. Who helps Goody Cloyse in the city?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The Deacon.
(c) The clerk.
(d) The minister.

14. Who has stolen something from Goody Cloyse?
(a) The man in the forest.
(b) A witch.
(c) A girl.
(d) Young Goodman Brown.

15. What does Goody Cloyse take from the man in the forest?
(a) His staff.
(b) His hat.
(c) His map.
(d) His jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brown feel when something floats down to him?

2. What Biblical figure used what Goody Cloyse takes from the man in the forest?

3. What does Brown call himself as he heads to his wife?

4. How does Brown feel when he makes a vow?

5. How does Goody Cloyse describe the journey ahead of her?

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