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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the community of Blithedale declare May Day as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) Blithedale Day.
(b) A second Christmas for those at Blithedale.
(c) A movable holiday, which is postponed for better weather.
(d) Not to be celebrated at Blithedale.

2. What does Zenobia have a lot of?
(a) Pride.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Weaknesses.
(d) Hats.

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

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

5. In Section 6, Chapter 12, Coverdale watches Hollingsworth beckoning the others; what does he think Hollingsworth sees all of mankind as?
(a) Another yoke of oxen.
(b) Another herd of cattle.
(c) Another chicken in the coop.
(d) Another pig in the pen.

6. What does Zenobia claim Priscilla to be after Mr. Coverdale tells her his suspicions?
(a) A cook.
(b) A seamstress.
(c) A maid.
(d) A writer.

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. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what happens just as the young man is about to kiss the Lady?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She stabs him.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She disappears.

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

10. Regarding the stranger who interrupts Coverdale's secluded time; who does he make an odd character sketch of?
(a) Hollingsworth.
(b) Moodie.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Zenobia.

11. Why does Coverdale think that Priscilla deserves some poetry written about her?
(a) Because of the mystery that surrounds her.
(b) Because of her temperament.
(c) Because of her beauty.
(d) Because of her childhood.

12. Whose conversation does Coverdale eavesdrop on in Section 6, Chapter 12 that he decides never to disclose to another mortal?
(a) Zenobia and Hollingsworth.
(b) Hollingsworth and Priscilla.
(c) Zenobia and Priscilla.
(d) Zenobia and Westervelt.

13. After Coverdale tells Hollingsworth he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist, how does Hollingsworth react?
(a) He laughs at him at calls him weak.
(b) He is very angry.
(c) He does not know if they can be lifelong friends.
(d) He says it does not matter to him.

14. The night that all the newcomers arrive at Blithedale, what does Zenobia tell them all she will act as?
(a) Manager.
(b) Queen.
(c) Cook.
(d) Hostess.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After claiming that she is not positively ill-natured, why does Zenobia decide to be kind to Priscilla?

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

5. What do Hollingsworth and Coverdale hoe together while the rest of the fraternity is situated in a distant corner of the farm?

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