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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Mr. Coverdale think that Priscilla overheard his conversation with Zenobia in Section 3, Chapter 5?
(a) She sticks her tounge out at them.
(b) He notices her gazing at them sorrowfully.
(c) He notices her wiping away tears.
(d) He notices her gazing at them angrily.

3. 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) Priscilla.
(b) Moodie.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Hollingsworth.

4. How is the atmosphere at the first dinner in the Blithedale farmhouse?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Oppressive.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Dull.

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

6. What is a phenomenon in the Mesmeric line?
(a) The new play by Coverdale.
(b) The Asian Lady.
(c) The opera.
(d) The Veiled Lady.

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

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

9. What does Coverdale awake to outside his window after his first night at Blithedale?
(a) Flowers blooming.
(b) Broken tree limbs.
(c) Snow on the ground.
(d) Giant pieces of hail.

10. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth, in Section 4, Chapter 7?
(a) That she is terminally ill.
(b) That she has recently escaped peril and may still be liable to danger.
(c) That she is the long-lost sister of Zenobia.
(d) That she is secrelty engaged to Hollingsworth.

11. Who did Priscilla used to make silk purses for?
(a) Moodie.
(b) Zenobia.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Mrs. Foster.

12. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, a particular lady encounters a magician one morning while wandering in the woods; what does he warn her of?
(a) Peril form the Veiled Lady.
(b) Peril from the white horse.
(c) Peril from a golden necklace.
(d) Peril from the maiden who has attached herself to her.

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

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

15. What does Coverdale think Hollingsworth is being reckless about?
(a) His relationship with Zenobia.
(b) His pursuit of things outside Blithedale.
(c) His tenderness toward Priscilla.
(d) His treatment of the other people at Blithedale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coverdale complain about his first day at Blithedale?

2. Regarding the stranger who interrupts Coverdale's secluded time; who does he ask for an interview with?

3. What letter does Priscilla bring to Coverdale in his room, along with a nightcap?

4. After the first group dinner at Blithedale, what does Mr. Foster do while everyone adjourns to the sitting room?

5. In Section 6, Chapter 12, Coverdale watches Hollingsworth beckoning the others; what does he think Hollingsworth sees all of mankind as?

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