Read the passage from "Young Goodman Brown,” in which Goodman Brown is deep into the forest in his travels."Faith!" shouted Goodman Brown, in a voice of agony and desperation; and the echoes of the forest mocked him, crying, "Faith! Faith!" as if bewildered wretches were seeking her all through the wilderness.The cry of grief, rage, and terror was yet piercing the night, when the unhappy husband held his breath for a response. There was a scream, drowned immediately in a louder murmur of voices, fading into far-off laughter, as the dark cloud swept away, leaving the clear and silent sky above Goodman Brown. But something fluttered lightly down through the air and caught on the branch of a tree. The young man seized it, and beheld a pink ribbon."My Faith is gone!" cried he, after one stupefied moment. "There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil; for to thee is this world given."
Answer
A
the fear that people have when they travel
B
the ability of people to overcome adversity
C
the struggle between good and evil
D
the predictable nature of a husband and a wife
Explanation
The pink ribbon reminds Goodman Brown of Faith, both his wife and a symbol of goodness. When he believes she is lost, he gives in to despair and concludes that there is no good on earth. This moment develops the struggle between good and evil, so C, “the struggle between good and evil,” is correct.
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