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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. How does Brown feel as he talks to the man in the forest?

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

3. Who asks Brown something before he leaves?

4. Why is Brown leaving?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the man in the forest laughing at Brown?

3. What is holding Brown back from doing what the man in the forest wants him to?

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

5. How does the man in the forest know Brown’s father?

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

7. Where is Brown going?

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

9. Please describe the man in the forest.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

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

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