*Possible Answers*
Roderick’s sister killing her brother
The narrator narrowly escaping the house
The house crumbling to the ground and sinking into the tarn
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Who wrote this sermon?
Johnathan Edwards
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How did the congregation behave when they saw their pastor wearing the black veil?
Confused
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What happened when the Devil cut down a tree?
Whoever's name was on the tree died.
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What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Both compare the qualities and likenesses of two things. Similes use the words like or as.
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What does Roderick hear as the storm grows closer and the narrator reads a book to him?
His sister trying to escape the coffin he put her in.
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“Sinners of the Hands of an Angry God” gives the reader insight to puritan life in that it illustrates what?
*Possible Answers*
Puritan Theology
Puritan Social Life
Puritan Fear of God
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*Daily Double*
Who is the author of "The Minister's Black Veil"?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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*Daily Double*
Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
Washington Irving
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Who wrote "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?
Nathaniel Hawthorn
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Why does Roderick believe the house is cursed?
The family is full of murderers and thieves.
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What category of speeches would this sermon fall under?
Persuasive Speech
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Why did Pastor Hooper wear a veil across his face?
Possible Answers
Because he was ashamed of his own sin(s).
Because he was demonstrating to the congregation how everyone hides under a façade
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What did the Devil etch into the bark of the trees?
Names of rich men in the community
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This author settled in New England and encountered Native Americans.
John Smith
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Why is the narrator visiting Roderick Usher?
He was sent a letter requesting his company, as Roderick is ill.
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The purpose of the speech was to do this.
Convince the congregation to accept Jesus in their lives
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Why does Pastor Hooper claim to see a veil on every face at the end of the story?
Because everyone sins, and he can see their sins written on their faces.