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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zenobia do with the flower in her hair after she announces dinner is ready?
(a) She replaces it with a fresh flower.
(b) She places it in the middle of the table.
(c) She flings it to the ground.
(d) She throws it in the garbage.

2. What does the person who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1 want from him?
(a) His coat.
(b) His wallet.
(c) A great favor.
(d) His blessing.

3. What does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he should be, in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) A priest.
(b) A banker.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A lawyer.

4. Mr. Hollingsworth finally arrives and Blithedale and brings a young girl, Priscilla; how does she react when she sees Zenobia?
(a) She begins to scream.
(b) She begins to cry.
(c) She drops to her knees and clasps Zenobia's hand.
(d) She yells and runs away.

5. The night that all the newcomers arrive at Blithedale, what does Zenobia tell them all she will act as?
(a) Queen.
(b) Cook.
(c) Hostess.
(d) Manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the first group dinner at Blithedale, what does Mr. Foster do while everyone adjourns to the sitting room?

2. After Moodie visits, Coverdale decides to take a holiday for the day; where does he go?

3. Priscilla questions Hollingsworth about Zenobia's view of the injustice the world does to women; how does he respond?

4. What does Coverdale awake to outside his window after his first night at Blithedale?

5. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what happens just as the young man is about to kiss the Lady?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Coverdale first feel about Hollingsworth compared to how he feels about him after his illness?

2. How can Coverdale tell that Zenobia is upset with Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?

3. How did Hollingsworth come to Priscilla's aid in Section 2, Chapter 4?

4. Why does Coverdale decide to never reveal what he overheard Zenobia and Westervelt talking about in Section 6, Chapter 12?

5. What story does Zenobia tell the group at Blithedale in Section 7, Chapter 13?

6. Why does Zenobia make Coverdale nervous?

7. How does Zenobia compare Coverdale and Hollingsworth?

8. How does Hollingsworth respond when Zenobia rages against the inequalities between men and women?

9. Why does Moodie leave Blithedale upset?

10. What is Hollingsworth's reaction when Coverdale tells him that he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist?

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