Ambitious Guest
Young Goodman Brown
The Birthmark
The Birthmark Study Guide
Nathaniel Hawthorne
100

Where does Goodman Brown live?

Salem Village

100

What does Georgiana believe the birthmark is?

A charm or a piece of good luck. 

100

What is the definition of a romantic writer?

Anyone who wrote about strong emotions in relationship with man or nature

100

Where is Hawthorne buried?

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

200

What is the location of the house 

In the mountains of New England

200

Who is Goody Cloyse?

An old woman, who taught Brown the christian faith

200

Who are the two main characters? 

Aylmer and Georgiana

200

What is the definition of a symbol? 

A person or thing that represents a important idea

200

What were two common themes in Hawthornes stories? 

Nature and true freedom

300

What makes the symbolism particularly powerful?

Because there are no names for all the characters

300

 What flutters down from the sky in the story?

A pink ribbon 

300

What does the book represent?

Nature will always defeat science

300

What was his first collection of stories called?

Twice-Told Stories

400

Who does he meet in the forest?

The Devil

400

Describe Aylmer;

floppy hair, slender, very intelligent 

400

What does Hawthorne call the birthmark?

A token of human imperfection 

400

Where did Hawthorne work while he was writing short stories?

The Boston Custom House 

500

What is the main themes of the story?

Disillusionment

500

When did Hawthorne die? 

May 18, 1864