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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 color is the thing that floats down to Brown after hearing his wife?

2. Why does Goody Cloyse take something from the man in the forest?

3. How does someone get the new staff?

4. How does the man in the forest make his staff?

5. How does Goody Cloyse describe the person who stole something from her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Brown to make his vow?

2. How does Goody Cloyse react to the man in the forest?

3. What do we learn about the man in the forest from Goody Cloyse?

4. What does Goody Cloyse complain to the man in the forest about?

5. How does Brown get to the gathering?

6. What does the man in the forest say when Brown’s wife is mentioned?

7. What shows Brown that his wife is in danger?

8. Please describe what happens when Brown makes his vow.

9. What does Brown ask of his wife in the forest?

10. How does Brown feel when he sees Goody Cloyse in the forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goody Cloyse is a very important character in the story. Why is this, and what message does her presence send?

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

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.

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