The Ministers Black Veil
The Ministers Black veil
The Three Piece Suit
Three Piece/I Will Fight
I Will Fight/ Story Hour
100
Elizabeth expresses a fear that Mr. Hooper's veil will be harmful to a.his health. c.her love for him. b.his reputation. d.the happiness of his congregation.
What is his reputation.
100
Wearing the veil affects Mr. Hooper professionally by a. driving people away from his church. b. making him more effective in his work. c. making him dread interacting with others. d. keeping people from taking him seriously.
What is making him more effective in his work.
100
Why does the narrator buy the three-piece suit? a. His friends think he should. b. He feels pressured by the salesman. c. He thinks it looks wonderful on him. d. He thinks it will help him blend into the crowd.
What is He thinks it looks wonderful on him.
100
What is the main source of the problems that plague the narrator in this story? a. He refuses to leave well enough alone. b. He keeps giving in to others' expectations of him. c. He doesn't understand that beauty is only skin deep. d. He tries to avoid facing the consequences of his actions.
What is He keeps giving in to others' expectations of him.
100
Chief Joseph suggests that the reason he will fight no more is that a. violence solves nothing. b. he is now too old to fight. c. no one will follow him into battle. d. fighting would make a bad situation worse.
What is fighting would make a bad situation worse.
200
Before he wore the veil, when Mr. Hooper's actions were questioned by congregation members, his reactions indicated an a. unconcern about other views. b. inability to understand other views. c. eagerness to keep from causing any offense. d. insistence on following only his own conscience.
What is eagerness to keep from causing any offense.
200
Children in town respond to Mr. Hooper's veil by a. following him. c. running away from him. b. making fun of him. d. trying to remove the veil.
What is running away from him.
200
When his friends make a fuss over the suit, the narrator feels a. annoyed. c. pleased. b. surprised. d. embarrassed.
What is pleased.
200
What is at the source of both the narrator's pleasure and his problems in this story? a. his sensitivity c. his intelligence b. his appearance d. his financial status
What is his appearance
200
Mrs. Mallard's realizations about her husband's death change her views of a. love. c. the future. b. marriage. d. her husband.
What is the future.
300
When Mr. Hooper catches a glimpse of himself in the veil, he responds with a. horror. c. momentary confusion. b. satisfaction. d. matter-of-fact acceptance.
What is horror.
300
In most townspeople, sight of the black veil creates a mood of a. suspense. c. fear and gloom. b. sympathy. d. amused puzzlement.
What is fear and gloom.
300
When, after replacing his old shirt and tie, the narrator refers to being "obliged to forgo luxury and excess such as eggs and butter," he is suggesting that a. his purchases have used up all his money. b. he believes that clothing is more important than food. c. he fears endangering his appearance with a weight gain. d.having new clothes makes him want other luxuries as well.
What is his purchases have used up all his money.
300
The tone of this selection could best be described as a. fiery. c. objective. b. defiant. d. discouraged.
What is discouraged.
300
Which of the following beliefs that people have about Mrs. Mallard is INCORRECT? a. that her tears are genuine b. that she wants to be alone c. that she suffers from a weakness of the heart d. that she is overjoyed to discover her husband is alive
What is that she is overjoyed to discover her husband is alive
400
Most people assume that the veil is a sign that Mr. Hooper is a. insane. c. not among the "saved." b. waiting for death. d. ashamed of a sinful act.
What is ashamed of a sinful act.
400
Someone might demonstrate a feeling of perturbation by a. grinning. b. yawning. c. nervously pacing.
What is nervously pacing.
400
The young beggars take special notice of the narrator because they think that he is a. wealthy. c. physically weak. b. generous. d. suspicious-looking.
What iswealthy.
400
In this statement, Chief Joseph is trying mainly to a. explain why he had fought. b. give reasons for his decision. c. persuade others to agree with his decision. d. encourage merciful behavior from the victors.
What is give reasons for his decision.
400
Those who know about the accident try to make sure that Mrs. Mallard a. does not give up hope. b. does not receive a sudden shock. c. does not give away her true reactions. d. has sufficient time alone to deal with the news.
What is does not receive a sudden shock.
500
Who first asks Mr. Hooper why he is wearing a veil? a. Elizabeth c. Old Squire Saunders b. the church sexton d. a group of congregation members
What is Elizabeth
500
What term describes someone whose behavior is considered irreproachable? a. a star athlete b. a class clown c. a model student
What is a model student
500
By the end of the story, the attention that the well-dressed narrator is getting from others makes him feel a. guilty. c. satisfied. b. proud. d. annoyed.
What is annoyed.
500
Chief Joseph ends his statement with "From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever." "From where the sun now stands" is a reference to a. time. c. history. b. place. d. circumstances.
What is time.
500
Mrs. Mallard emerges from her room because she a. gives in to her sister's pleading. c. feels ready to begin a new life alone. b. does not want to arouse suspicion. d. wants to learn details of the accident.
What is gives in to her sister's pleading.
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