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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 see dangling in the breeze from his wife?

2. When does Brown’s wife say he should leave?

3. How does Brown feel when he hears about his grandfather hurting a woman?

4. What is the man in the forest carrying?

5. How did Brown’s grandfather hurt a woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange illusion does Brown see while with the man in the forest?

2. Why is Brown so afraid as he enters the forest?

3. How does Brown feel when he meets with the man in the forest?

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

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

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

7. How does the man in the forest know Brown’s grandfather?

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

9. What did Brown’s father burn down?

10. What does Faith do at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The experience in the forest changes Brown quite a bit. What causes these changes and how does Brown cope with this later on?

Essay Topic 2

Hawthorne presents the idea that there are 2 sides to every man. Choose 3 of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

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