Q. Who is the author of The Great Stone Face I?
Ans. Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Q. Where did Ernest live?
Ans. Ernest lived in a valley near the Great Stone Face.
Q. What was the Great Stone Face?
Ans. It was a huge natural rock formation on a mountainside that resembled a human face.
Q. What did the Great Stone Face look like?
Ans. It looked like a giant human face formed naturally in the mountains.
Q. What did Ernest’s mother tell him about the prophecy?
Ans. She told him that a man resembling the Great Stone Face would someday appear and become the greatest and noblest person of his time.
Q. What was the prophecy about the Great Stone Face?
Ans. A person whose face resembled the Great Stone Face would appear and become a great and noble leader.
Q. How did Ernest feel about the Great Stone Face?
Ans. He admired it and often looked at it with affection and hope.
Q. Who was Gathergold?
Ans. He was a wealthy man who returned to the valley after making a fortune.
Q. Why did people think Gathergold might be the person in the prophecy?
Ans. They believed his face resembled the Great Stone Face.
Q. Was Gathergold truly noble?
Ans. No. Despite his wealth, he did not possess the noble character people expected.
Q. Who was the second person believed to resemble the Great Stone Face?
Ans. A famous military commander who had achieved great success.
Q. Why did people expect the military commander to fulfil the prophecy?
Ans. They admired his military achievements and thought he resembled the face.
Q. Did the military commander fulfil the prophecy?
Ans. No. His appearance and achievements did not make him the truly noble person described in the prophecy.
Q. What was Ernest’s attitude towards the prophecy?
Ans. He continued to believe in it patiently and sincerely.
Q. Why did Ernest spend time looking at the Great Stone Face?
Ans. He hoped to understand its meaning and recognize the person who truly resembled it.
Q. What qualities did Ernest admire?
Ans. He admired kindness, wisdom, honesty and nobility of character.
Q. What is the significance of the Great Stone Face?
Ans. It symbolizes an ideal of wisdom, goodness and noble character.
Q. Why were people mistaken about Gathergold?
Ans. They judged him by his appearance and wealth rather than his character.
Q. What lesson does the story teach about greatness?
Ans. True greatness depends on character and goodness, not merely wealth or fame.
Q. What is the central theme of The Great Stone Face I?
Ans. The story explores the difference between outward appearance and inner nobility.