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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brown sense in the branches of the trees?

2. Who convinced Brown’s grandfather to hurt a woman?

3. How old is the man in the forest?

4. What was happening when Brown’s father helped to burn something down?

5. What religion is the woman hurt by Brown’s grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faith ask of Brown?

2. What does Brown say that makes the man in the forest laugh?

3. Why does Brown think Faith doesn’t trust him?

4. What is Brown’s response to his wife’s request?

5. What does Brown admire about his wife as he leaves?

6. What is the relationship between Brown and his wife like?

7. How does Brown feel when he hears about the people in town who know the man in the forest?

8. Who in town does the man in the forest say he knows?

9. What does the man in the forest want Brown to do?

10. What is Brown chastised for by the man in the forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The man in the forest knows some of Brown’s family members. Who does he know connected with Brown, and how?

Essay Topic 2

The catechism is mentioned a number of times. What is a catechism and why is this important to Young Goodman Brown?

Essay Topic 3

There are some strong messages sent by the author in this book. What do you think the main message of this story is?

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