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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. What does Mr. Coverdale compare Zenobia to in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) The sun.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(d) An exotic flower.

2. What type of flower does Zenobia wear in her hair?
(a) Simple.
(b) Exotic.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Dried.

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

4. What lady does Mr. Coverdale plan on meeting the day after he is accosted in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Zenobia.
(c) The Veiled Lady.
(d) Priscilla.

5. Coverdale reads a lot while in his room and discusses the works with Hollingsworth; whose work disgusts Hollingsworth?
(a) Fourier.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Newton.
(d) Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Foster's husband?

2. How is the atmosphere at the first dinner in the Blithedale farmhouse?

3. What does the community of Blithedale declare May Day as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?

4. In Section 6, Chapter 12, when Zenobia is asked why she does not fling Priscilla off, how does she reply?

5. What does Priscilla ask that Zenobia do for her?

(see the answer key)

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