Use the passage to answer the question. Which of the following can be inferred about the companion’s character in lines 8 and 9? (1 point) Responses He is annoying to Goodman Brown. He is annoying to Goodman Brown. He is a stranger to Goodman Brown. He is a stranger to Goodman Brown. Goodman Brown knows him. Goodman Brown knows him. Goodman Brown angers him. Read the following passage from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the questions. 1 “There may be a devilish Indian behind every tree,” said Goodman Brown to himself; and he glanced 2 fearfully behind him, as he added, “What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!” 3 His head being turned back, he passed a crook of the road, and looking forward again, beheld the 4 figure of a man, in grave and decent attire, seated at the foot of an old tree. He arose, at Goodman 5 Brown's approach, and walked onward, side by side with him. 6 “You are late, Goodman Brown,” said he. “The clock of the Old South was striking, as I came through 7 Boston; and that is full fifteen minutes agone.” 8 “Faith kept me back awhile,” replied the young man, with a tremor in his voice, caused by the sudden 9 appearance of his companion, though not wholly unexpected. 10 It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying. As 11 nearly as could be discerned, the second traveller was about fifty years old, apparently in the same rank 12 of life as Goodman Brown, and bearing a considerable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in 13 expression than features. Still, they might have been taken for father and son. And yet, though the elder 14 person was as simply clad as the younger, and as simple in manner too, he had an indescribable air of 15 one who knew the world, and would not have felt abashed at the gover
Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the companion is a stranger to Goodman Brown.
The passage does not provide specific information about the companion's character in lines 8 and 9. Therefore, none of the given options can be inferred from the passage.
Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the companion mentioned in lines 8 and 9 is a stranger to Goodman Brown. The passage describes the appearance of the companion as someone who is about fifty years old, in a similar social rank as Goodman Brown, and bearing a resemblance to him. However, it is also mentioned that they might have been taken for father and son. This suggests that they are not acquainted with each other. Additionally, in line 8, when the companion appears suddenly, it causes a tremor in Goodman Brown's voice, indicating that he was not expecting the companion's presence. Therefore, the correct answer is "He is a stranger to Goodman Brown."
