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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10- Chapter 19: Zenobia's Drawing-Room and Chapter 20: They Vanish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Coverdale fails at trying to meet up with Zenobia and Priscilla in town, what does he long for?
(a) To be back at Blithedale.
(b) A castastrophe.
(c) A storm to bring them together.
(d) A chance meeting.

2. What is Coverdale convinced that Hollingsworth will gain Zenobia and Priscilla as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) As girlfriends.
(b) As followers.
(c) As wives.
(d) As proselytes.

3. To distract himself in his hotel room, Coverdale begins watching the boardinghouse again; who does he begin to watch?
(a) A maid cleaning the front porch.
(b) A young couple arguing.
(c) A girl working on needlepoint.
(d) A little boy playing with his dog.

4. In Section 5, Chapter 9, what does Coverdale realize it's not mentally healthy to do?
(a) Sleep all day.
(b) Study individuals too closely.
(c) Stay inside his room all day alone.
(d) Envy others.

5. What do Hollingsworth and Coverdale hoe together while the rest of the fraternity is situated in a distant corner of the farm?
(a) Onions.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Beets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coverdale find Zenobia and Priscilla doing in the barn, in Section 4, Chapter 8?

2. In Section 9, Chapter 17, Coverdale obtains a room in a respectable hotel in town; what makes him feel stifled at first?

3. What does the person who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1 want from him?

4. After Mr. Foster awakens everyone at Blithedale, what does Hollingsworth begin his first day there with?

5. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what spell does the magician tell the lady about, after warning her of peril?

(see the answer key)

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