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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 9, Chapter 17, Coverdale obtains a room in a respectable hotel in town; what makes him feel stifled at first?
(a) The muddy tide of human activity.
(b) The memories from Blithedale.
(c) The loud music coming from across the street.
(d) The silence in his empty room.

2. Where did Moodie say that he lived twenty-five years earlier?
(a) England.
(b) The West Coast.
(c) The Middle States.
(d) The East Coast.

3. Why does Coverdale realize it's absurd to torment himself with conjectures in Section 10, Chapter 19?
(a) Since his familiar realtionship allows him to call on Priscilla.
(b) Since his familiar realtionship allows him to call on Hollingsworth.
(c) Since his familiar realtionship allows him to call on Moodie.
(d) Since his familiar realtionship allows him to call on Zenobia.

4. What does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that they should choose a spot for, in Section 8, Chapter 15?
(a) A school.
(b) A temple.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A church.

5. Moodie admits that out of his two daughters, he loves Priscilla the best, only that love comes from what?
(a) Shame.
(b) Duty.
(c) Pride.
(d) Guilt.

6. Who refuses to join Hollingsworth in his scheme, though it is a great effort?
(a) Moodie.
(b) Coverdale.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Priscilla.

7. Twenty-five years earlier, why did Moodie flee to the New England metropolis?
(a) He owed his drug dealer money.
(b) His wife kicked him out.
(c) He had loan sharks after him from his gambling.
(d) He committed a crime.

8. Who looks at Coverdale scornfully from the boardinghouse window before lowering the curtain?
(a) Westervelt.
(b) Zenobia.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Priscilla.

9. As Coverdale views the community of Blithedale from the woods, what does he see some strange creatures doing that makes him laugh out loud?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Singing.

10. In Section 14, Chapter 27, what startles Hollingsworth about Coverdale's voice that makes him hurry to speak with him?
(a) The anger.
(b) The whispering.
(c) The sadness.
(d) The strangeness.

11. How may days after the interview that Coverdale attended in Section 12, Chapter 23, does he set out for Blithedale?
(a) Four days.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

12. As Coverdale gets leaves for Blithedale, his first steps are joyful; however, as he gets closer, how does he feel?
(a) Like a nameless foreboding weighs upon him.
(b) Sad, and he begins to cry.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Angry.

13. In Section 8, Chapter 15, Hollingsworth, having no faith in Coverdale's dream, mentions his own scheme for what?
(a) Finding teachers for a school.
(b) Building of a hospital.
(c) Raising funds for a temple.
(d) Reformation of criminals.

14. To distract himself in his hotel room, Coverdale begins watching the boardinghouse again; who does he begin to watch?
(a) A girl working on needlepoint.
(b) A maid cleaning the front porch.
(c) A little boy playing with his dog.
(d) A young couple arguing.

15. What are Hollingsworth and Coverdale repairing at Blithedale while discussing the community's plans for the future?
(a) A wind mill.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A stone fence.
(d) A wood fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the three people searching for Zenobia row out into the river, who comments about how Zenobia will laugh at them the next morning?

2. After Priscilla is summoned, why does Coverdale realize there is no peril of her communicating to him any of Zenobia's designs?

3. While watching the boardinghouse from his hotel window, Coverdale beholds Zenobia and Priscilla; who else does he see with them?

4. In Section 11, Chapter 21, it occurs to Coverdale to seek an interview with Moodie, so where does he go to look for him?

5. In Section 8, Chapter 16, Coverdale announces that he is leaving Blithedale for a week or two; why?

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