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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Priscilla do when Coverdale tells her that she is fortunate that she has nothing dismal to remember?
(a) She smiles at him.
(b) She tells him she does have dismal things from her past.
(c) She seems to be listening to a distant voice.
(d) She tells him he does not know her at all.

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

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

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

5. What are Mrs. Foster and her husband in charge of at Blithedale?
(a) They manage the house and teach the women to cook.
(b) They teach at the schoolhouse in Blithedale.
(c) They manage the farm and teach the upperclassmen the art of husbandry.
(d) They are in charge of feeding everyone at Blithedale.

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

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

8. Coverdale believes he has done Hollingsworth a great wrong by prying into his character; why can't he help it?
(a) Because he envies Hollingsworth.
(b) Because he loves Hollingsworth so much.
(c) Because he does not trust Hollingsworth.
(d) Because he is obsessed with Hollingsworth.

9. Where does Coverdale often spend his time making verses and meditating essays?
(a) Under a big oak tree overlooking the farmhouse.
(b) Next to the lake surrounded by wildflowers.
(c) In a leafy cave in the woods adjacent to the farm.
(d) On the sloping hill overlooking the valley.

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

11. 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) Priscilla.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Zenobia.

12. Why is Zenobia upset with Mr. Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He's late.
(c) He yells at her.
(d) He ruins her dinner.

13. What does Coverdale complain about his first day at Blithedale?
(a) The thinly partitioned walls.
(b) The lack of comfort.
(c) The bad food.
(d) His lack of sleep.

14. Who does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he believes Zenobia to be the sister of?
(a) Mr. Foster.
(b) The Veiled Lady.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Mrs. Foster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While telling her legend, Zenobia asks Priscilla to stand in front of her so that she can be inspired by her what?

2. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth, in Section 4, Chapter 7?

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

4. What does Mr. Coverdale suspect about Priscilla and Zenobia in Section 3, Chapter 5?

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

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