This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6- Chapter 11: The Wood-Path and Chapter 12: Coverdale's Hermitage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Coverdale think the firelight from the hearth makes the men and women of Blithedale appear?
(a) The men youthful and the women beautiful.
(b) The men handsome and the women meek.
(c) The men weak and the women strong.
(d) The men strong and the women weak.

2. The neighbors of Blithedale gossip that Zenobia and Hollingsworth are lovers; where do they say they plan to erect their home?
(a) By a nearby pond they like to visit.
(b) Near the mountainside.
(c) On a sloping hill where they frequently walk.
(d) In a beautiful meadow where they have picnics.

3. How does Mr. Foster greet all the men while the women are preparing dinner the first night at Blithedale?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Politely.
(c) Uncouthly.
(d) Nervously.

4. In Section 6, Chapter 11, the stranger identifies himself as Professor Westervelt; who else does he ask about that causes Coverdale to decline any further connection with his affairs?
(a) Moodie.
(b) Hollingsworth.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Priscilla.

5. What does Priscilla do when Coverdale imparts the wisdom that those one most loves may not love one in return?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She runs away, falling through the grass.
(c) She laughs at him.
(d) She agrees with him.