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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Priscilla ask that Zenobia do for her?
(a) Only that Zenobia allow her to always be near her.
(b) Help her to get to know Mr. Coverdale better.
(c) Help her to get to know Mr. Hollingsworth better.
(d) That she will help her to know what to wear.

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

3. In Section 3, Chapter 5, how does Mr. Foster say he will wake everyone at Blithedale at daybreak?
(a) He will sound the horn.
(b) He will ring the bells.
(c) He will fire his shotgun three times.
(d) He will come around to everyone's door and knock.

4. Zenobia tells a story about the Veiled Lady; what is the story entitled?
(a) The Black Veil.
(b) The Silver Veil.
(c) The Red Veil.
(d) The Blue Veil.

5. 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 be pledged to her, and from that instant she is doomed to be his evil fate.
(b) He will never be able to forget her.
(c) He will condem himelf to death.
(d) He will help to free her from the spell.

6. Why does Coverdale regret peremptorily ending his conversation with Professor Westervelt?
(a) He's curious what Westervelt might know about Priscilla.
(b) He's curious what Westervelt might know about Zenobia.
(c) He's curious what Westervelt might know about Moodie.
(d) He's curious what Westervelt might know about Hollingsworth.

7. Why do the people of Blithedale decide to continue sheltering Priscilla?
(a) She begged for them to let her stay.
(b) To deserve the reputation of a benevolent community.
(c) They feel obligated because she is favored by Hollingsworth.
(d) She has volunteered to be a maid.

8. What intrigues Mr. Coverdale about the man who accosts him on his way back to his apartment?
(a) The person is blind.
(b) The person seems very familiar.
(c) The hint that a lady's influence may be desirable.
(d) The hint that a gentlemen's influence may be desirable.

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

10. After Mr. Foster awakens everyone at Blithedale, what does Hollingsworth begin his first day there with?
(a) A hearty breakfast.
(b) A bath.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A three mile run.

11. What does Coverdale believe is his duty to do for Priscilla?
(a) Get rid of her.
(b) Protect her.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Educate her.

12. In Section 6, Chapter 12, when Zenobia is asked why she does not fling Priscilla off, how does she reply?
(a) She must keep her enemies closer.
(b) She is trying to impress Hollingsworth.
(c) She will not fail Priscilla because the girl has clung to her from the first.
(d) She has begun to care for the girl.

13. How many men ride together to Blithedale during the storm in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

15. What makes Coverdale realize that Zenobia will not be friends with Priscilla for long?
(a) Because Priscilla is becoming more beautiful than her.
(b) Because Priscilla is becoming more popular than her.
(c) Because Hollingsworth is in love with Priscilla.
(d) Because Coverdale is in love with Priscilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Mr. Coverdale think that Priscilla overheard his conversation with Zenobia in Section 3, Chapter 5?

2. Why is Zenobia upset with Mr. Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?

3. Who did Priscilla used to make silk purses for?

4. What are Mrs. Foster and her husband in charge of at Blithedale?

5. Before his departure for Blithedale in Chapter 1, where is Mr. Coverdale returning to his apartment from?

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