ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Mr. Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil?
A
He nods kindly at them
B
He gently reassures them
C
He briefly opens then closes the veil
D
He calmly exits the meetinghouse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil? He nods kindly at them.

Detailed explanation-2: -How do the parishioners first react to Reverend Hooper’s black veil? Awed and disturbed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In The Minister’s Black Veil, the congregation first responds with surprise and discomfort to Mr. Hooper’s veil.

Detailed explanation-4: -A gentleman in his thirties with due clerical neatness, as if he had a wife who picked out his clothes. What emotion do the parishioners have in response to the veil? The people were perturbed and confused when they saw the veil.

Detailed explanation-5: -He says that the veil is a symbol of universal secret sin and that he is bound to wear it forever.

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