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"The Minister's Black Veil" Reading Check Flashcards

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Where is this story set?

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In the 1600s

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What were the Salem witchcraft trials, and when did it happened?

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At least twenty accused witches were executed;
1692

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What is a sexton?

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A person in charge of the maintenance of a church

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Where is Milford?

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Massachusetts

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What does Goodman mean?

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A title of respect similar to “Mister”

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What is a parson?

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A rector or vicar

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What happened when Reverend Mr. Hooper arrived at the door of the Milford meetinghouse, or was at least near it?

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The sexton stopped ringing the bells and people were questioning if it was really Mr. Hooper

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Why were people amazed to see Mr. Hooper?

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He was wearing a black veil

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9
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Describe Mr. Hooper.

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-About thirty in age
-A gentlemanly person
-Was dressed cleanly for Church

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Was Mr. Hooper to exchange pulpits with Parson Shute?

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Yes;
But Shute had to excuse himself because he had to deliver a funeral sermon

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11
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What did the black veil not cover?

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Mr. Hooper’s mouth and chin

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In what manner was Mr. Hooper walking towards the meetinghouse?

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Absent-mindedly;
He had a slow and quiet pace but still greeted others

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How did the congregation react to Mr. Hooper’s black veil?

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They did not like it;
Goodman Gray said he had gone mad, and an old woman said Mr. Hooper had changed himself just by hiding his face

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Did Mr. Hooper notice the perturbation of his people?

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No;
He entered almost noiselessly

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Did Mr. Hooper notice the perturbation of his people?

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No;
He entered almost noiselessly and bowed as he passed hs oldest parishioner

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What did the vulnerable man (the oldest parishioner) do?

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He did not really notice Mr. Hooper’s black veil until Mr. Hooper made his way into the pulpit

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Did Mr. Hooper wear the black veil while he delivered his sermon?

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Yes

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How did Hawthorne personify the black veil?

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He stated, “It threw its obscurity between him [Mr. Hooper] and the holy page]}

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What was the rhetorical question in the story?

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“Did he seek to hide it from the dread Being whom he was addressing?”

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What does vulnerable mean?

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Commanding respect

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What does crape mean?

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Piece of black cloth worn as a sign of mourning

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How did Mr. Hooper usually preach?

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He used “mild, persuasive influences”;
He wasn’t overtly passionate

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How was Mr. Hooper’s preaching style different than from his usual style?

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While it was marked by his usual characteristics of style and manner, there was something different about it;
The subject was more dark;
He references secret sins and sad mysteries;
It’s like he was calling out his audience on their sinful behaviors

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How did Hawthorne use juxtaposition in his text?

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“the most innocent girl, and the man of hardened beast”

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How did Mr. Hooper’s speech affect its audience?

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It shook them;
It felt as though they were being called out;
The audience couldn’t believe it was really Mr. Hooper behind the veil

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What happened after Mr. Hooper delivered his sermon?

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People acted differently around him;
While he still went on to greet the congregation, on one wanted to walk beside him

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What happened before Mr. Hooper left?

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He wore a sad smile

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What does Omniscient mean?

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All-knowing God

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What does iniquity mean?

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Sin

29
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What does indecorous mean?

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Improper

30
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What does ostentatious mean?

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Intended to attract notice

31
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What does sagacious mean?

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Shrewd; wise

32
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Do Puritans hold an afternoon service on Sundays?

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Yes

33
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What happened after the afternoon service?

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The funeral for a young lady was held

34
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What happened when Mr. Hooper arrived at the funeral?

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He didn’t get as lively a resonse as he got in the morning assembly because it was now a fitting cloth

35
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According to a superstitious old woman, what happened when Mr. Hooper stooped over the coffin, which made his veil hang in a way where the corpse could see his face?

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The corpse shuddered

36
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How was Mr. Hooper’s funeral sermon?

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It was full of sorrow but it was also hopeful, as he prayed that the entire congregation would too be ready to enter Heaven as the young lady

37
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Why did the congregation members look back during the walk at the street, during which Mr. Hooper was all the way in the back?

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They had a feeling that he and the young maiden’s spirit were walking hand in hand

38
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What were the congregation expecting when Mr. Hooper arrived at the wedding in the evening?

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That the weird aura around him would be gone by then

39
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What does tremulous mean?

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Characterized by trembling

40
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How did the congregation and the couple react to Mr. Hooper’s donnnig of the black veil?

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The bride was pale and quivering;
The ceremony was dismal

41
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What happened when Mr. Hooper caught sight of his own sight in the reflection of a looking glass?

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He shuddered, dropped his untasted wine on the carpet, and ran away

42
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How does Hawthorne use personification in the story?

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“For the Earth, too, had on her Black Veil.”

43
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What does waggery mean?

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Mischievous humor

44
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What does “If…kneel” mean?

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It’s a reference to Hawthorne’s short story “The Wedding Kneel”;
A kneel is the slow ringing of a bell, as at a funeral

45
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What happened the next day?

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Mr. Hooper’s black veil and the mystery behind it was the talk of the town

46
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What does impertinent mean?

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Not showing proper respect

47
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Did anyone ask Mr. Hooper the meaning behind the black veil directly?

A

No;
Despite the popularity of the issue, no one confronted Mr. Hooper about it, leaving it to the responsibility of someone else;
Eventually, this responsibility was assumed by the Church

48
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What is one notable motif in the story?

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Mr. Hooper’s constant melancholy smile;
He smiles after Elizabeth leaves him;
He smiles when Elizabeth confronted him;
He even smiled at the pale visages of the world despite being deemed a bugbear

49
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Were the deputies able to confront Mr. Hooper?

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No;
They felt as though the veil acted as a border between Mr. Hooper’s heart and them, acting as a symbol of a secret

50
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Who was the only person in the village unaffected by Mr. Hooper’s black veil?

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His fiancee, Elizabeth

51
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How did Elizabeth view Mr. Hooper’s black veil?

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She simply saw it as a double fold of crape hanging down his face

52
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What does synod mean?

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High governing body in certain Christian churches

53
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What does plighted wife mean?

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Fiancee

54
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How did Elizabeth’s confrontation with Mr. Hooper go?

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-Elizabeth requests the Hooper remove the veil, but he doesn’t because he wants to wait for the right hour, presumably death
-He doesn’t want anyone, even his fiancee, to see his face under the veil

55
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How does Elizabeth’s confrontation with Mr. Hooper go? (Part 2)

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-He stated that he wears it to typify a sin of his
-Elizabeth reasons that he should just tell why because people may start assuming it’s because of something very grave

56
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What does obstinacy mean?

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Stubborness

57
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When does Elizabeth start to experience the effects of the black veil?

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When all her tries to get her fiancee to explain it do not succeed

58
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What happened when Elizabeth confronted Hopper? (Part 3)

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-She tried to leave, but Hopper said that he’ll remove the veil if she becomes his
-Elizabeth states that she’ll only become his if he lifts the veil right now, but he doesn’t

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What reasons did the village think Mr. Hooper wore the black veil for?

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-Popular opinion: He was a bugbear; he committed a great crime that even he couldn’t look at himself
-Unpopular opinon: It was an eccentric whim

60
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How did Mr. Hooper begin to be treated around town?

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People avoided him;
There were some people who threw themselves at his way to try and see his face under the veil;
He couldn’t look at himself

61
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What was the benefit of the black veil?

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Its gloom enabled Mr. Hooper to sympathize with all dark affections;
He became a really effecient clergyman

62
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What does bugbear mean?

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Something causing needless fear

63
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What does preternatural mean?

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Supernatural

64
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How does Hawthorne use hyperbole in the story?

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When he states that Mr. Hooper’s black veil was so influentil that it caused legislative measures during Governor Belcher’s administration to be characterized by gloom and piety

65
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Did Mr. Hooper wear the black veil even on his death bed?

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Yes

66
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Who was Governor Belcher?

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Jonahtan belcher (1682-1757), the royal governor of the Massacusetts Bay Colony from 1730 to 1741

67
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What are natural connections?

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Relatives

68
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Who attended Mr. Hooper’s funeral?

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-The decourously graec
-Deacons and other members of his Church
-Revered Mr. Clark
-Elizabeth, a nurse

69
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What happened when Revered Mr. Clark tried to remove Mr. Hooper’s black veil?

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Mr. Hooper snatched both of his hands and pressed them strongly against the black veil, not letting it lift from his face

70
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Did Mr. Hooper ever remove the black veil?

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No

71
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In his deathbed, what does Mr. Hooper say as his last words?

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That he sees a black veil on every visage;
That people should also tremble at each other and not just at him

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