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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7- Chapter 13: Zenobia's Legend and Chapter 14: Eliot's Pulpit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what does the Lady tell the young man who sneaks into her room will happen to him if he kisses her?
(a) He will help to free her from the spell.
(b) He will be pledged to her, and from that instant she is doomed to be his evil fate.
(c) He will never be able to forget her.
(d) He will condem himelf to death.

2. Where do Hollingsworth, Zenobia, Priscilla, and Coverdale often spend their Sundays?
(a) At a rock named Eliot's Pulpit.
(b) At a rock named Ernest's Pulpit.
(c) At a rock named Emmett's Pulpit.
(d) At a rock named Eli's Pulpit.

3. What does Mr. Coverdale claim that the parlor in the old farmhouse in Blithedale is comparable to?
(a) Hell.
(b) Paradise.
(c) The beach.
(d) The Artic.

4. What does Coverdale suspect about Zenobia's countenance as he sees her interact with Priscilla in Section 5, Chapter 9?
(a) She appears as though she is deviously plotting.
(b) She is truly being helpful.
(c) She seems to be acting too sweetly.
(d) She is too cold and heartless.

5. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what spell does the magician tell the lady about, after warning her of peril?
(a) To throw a veil over the maiden's head, which is a binding spell, and summon him who will seize the maiden.
(b) To throw a veil over the maiden's head, which is a binding spell, and summon him who will seize the white horse.
(c) To throw a veil over the maiden's head, which is a binding spell, and summon him who will seize the Veiled Lady.
(d) To throw a veil over the maiden's head, which is a binding spell, and summon him who will seize the golden necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What intrigues Mr. Coverdale about the man who accosts him on his way back to his apartment?

2. After Coverdale tells Hollingsworth he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist, how does Hollingsworth react?

3. Mr. Hollingsworth finally arrives and Blithedale and brings a young girl, Priscilla; how does she react when she sees Zenobia?

4. How does Mr. Coverdale think the firelight from the hearth makes the men and women of Blithedale appear?

5. Why does Coverdale think that Priscilla deserves some poetry written about her?

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