Young Goodman Brown

The setting of the story is...

• Massachusetts in the early 1900's

• New York City in the late 1800's

• Massachusetts in the 1600's

• during the American Revolutionary War

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

At the beginning of the story, Young Goodman Brown leaves his wife to...

• fight against the British

• look for a new job with the Native Americans

• meet with the Devil and join his coven

• find his long-lost father

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Near the end of the story, it seems as if Brown may have been...

• the Devil himself

• dreaming

• having an affair and leading a double life

• a spy for the British Army

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Young Goodman Brown dies a(n) ... man.

• happy and contented

• enlightened

• embittered

• unjustly accused

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does Goodman Brown's travel companion indicate about the forest as portrayed in the passage?

• The forest is full of evil secrets

• The forest is where ancient public ceremonies are held

• The forest is full of dangerous creatures

• The forest eats up whoever enters

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How is Goodman Brown affected by the other traveler's first words/appearance?

• He feels important and honored

• He is startled and tense

• He experiences a feeling of serenity

• He feels belittled and angry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Goodman Brown change by the end of this selection?

• He appears to have an impure side to him

• He accepts the fact that he will never see his wife again

• He realizes that he should act as the hero in this situation

• He tries to change the other traveler's thoughts

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which of Goodman Brown's statements reflects the idea that deep down, Goodman Brown knows what he is in for.

• "What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!"

• "Faith kept me back a while."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In “Young Goodman Brown,” what does Goodman Brown do after hearing

Faith’s voice in the dark cloud and observing her pink ribbon fluttering from

the sky?

• He returns home to Faith.

• He searches the woods for Faith.

• He runs through the woods to the meeting.

• He lights the tops of four pine trees on fire.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In “Young Goodman Brown,” what happens when Goodman Brown sees Faith

at the meeting?

• He is relieved to see that she has arrived safely.

• He begs her to look to heaven and resist the devil.

• He baptizes her with the blood from the basin in the rock.

• He and she stagger from the forest into the street of Salem village.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4