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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zenobia asks Hollingsworth if he loves Priscilla and he admits that he does; what does Zenobia say and do in return?

2. Out of the three people staying at the boardinghouse, which one notices Coverdale watching them from his hotel window?

3. Before Coverdale leaves Blithedale for a few weeks, what does he ask Priscilla?

4. What message does Zenobia tell Coverdale to take to Hollingsworth, in Section 13, Chapter 26?

5. What does Hollingsworth's pole strike at the bottom of the river while searching for Zenobia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Westervelt's role at the interview with the Veiled Lady that Coverdale attends in Section 12, Chapter 23?

2. What is ironic about Hollingsworth accidentally wounding Zenobia's corpse?

3. How does Priscilla act after she lifts her veil in Section 12, Chapter 23?

4. How does Coverdale feel as he leaves Blithedale in Section 8, Chapter 16?

5. Why is Coverdale jealous of Westervelt?

6. Why does Hollingsworth and Coverdale's friendship end?

7. What does Silas Foster think about Zenobia's disappearance?

8. What is one thing that Coverdale observes while looking out his hotel window?

9. What message does Zenobia ask Coverdale to take to Hollingsworth after she leaves Blithedale?

10. What gets Moodie to reveal his past to Coverdale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people at Blithedale all have come together for the joint purpose of living an Arcadian lifestyle; however, not everyone has the same views about life and how they want things to be run at Blithedale. Explore the theme of skepticism vs. faith in The Blithedale Romance. What is the definition of skepticism? Where in the novel has skepticism been shown? What is the definition of faith? Where in the novel has faith been shown?

Essay Topic 2

In Section 7, Chapter 13, Zenobia tells a story about the Veiled Lady, entitled "The Silver Veil." The story has many correlations to those at Blithedale, and Zenobia even uses Priscilla as "inspiration" for her story. Analyze the story about the Veiled Lady, entitled "The Silver Veil." What is Zenobia's motive for telling this story? Why would Zenobia want to correlate Priscilla with the Veiled Lady? Who does Zenobia probably represent in the story?

Essay Topic 3

The novel, The Blithedale Romance, is a mysterious, cold, and somewhat Gothic story. How does Nathaniel Hawthorne set the tone in The Blithedale Romance? How is this tone important for the overall mood of the story? What is the tone in The Blithedale Romance? Does this tone seem to go well with the story?

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