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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men lay Zenobia for the women to deal with?
(a) On the floor of the farmhouse.
(b) On the grass outside the main house.
(c) On the couch in the living room.
(d) In her bedroom.

2. After Priscilla and Hollingsworth leave in Section 13, Chapter 26, what does Coverdale tell Zenobia that he thinks Hollingsworth is?
(a) A sinful drunk.
(b) A kind man.
(c) An innocent bystander.
(d) A wretch with a heart of ice.

3. Why is Coverdale worried about Priscilla not being safe around Hollingsworth?
(a) Because she is young and silly.
(b) Because she is so gullible.
(c) Because she is more susceptible to his tenderness.
(d) Because he is dangerous.

4. In a lyceum hall where he is attending an interview, who does Coverdale see several rows in front of him?
(a) Hollingsworth.
(b) Zenobia.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Westervelt.

5. Out of the three people staying at the boardinghouse, which one notices Coverdale watching them from his hotel window?
(a) Westervelt.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Zenobia.

6. As Coverdale views the community of Blithedale from the woods, what does he see some strange creatures doing that makes him laugh out loud?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Singing.

7. After Hollingsworth admits that he does love Priscilla, he bids her to come to him; what do Zenobia and Coverdale want Priscilla to do?
(a) Not go to Hollingsworth.
(b) Run away.
(c) Go to Hollingsworth.
(d) Go to Coverdale.

8. Coverdale becomes irritated with the person who he visits in the boardinghouse; what does this person rage to him about?
(a) His claim that Westervelt is evil.
(b) His cliam that Hollingsworth is a nice guy.
(c) His claim that Priscilla is crazy.
(d) His claim that Hollingsworth is ridiculious.

9. After fleeing his home to New England, Moodie took on a new name and home; who does he marry?
(a) A kind cook.
(b) A mean woman.
(c) A meek seamstress.
(d) A gentle maid.

10. Where did Moodie say that he lived twenty-five years earlier?
(a) England.
(b) The Middle States.
(c) The West Coast.
(d) The East Coast.

11. What message does Zenobia tell Coverdale to take to Hollingsworth, in Section 13, Chapter 26?
(a) That she will always love him.
(b) That he is a wretch with a heart of ice.
(c) That he will forever torment her.
(d) That he has murdered her and she will haunt him.

12. As the summer passes at Blithedale, what do Coverdale and Hollingsworth discuss the community's plans to erect?
(a) A store.
(b) A Phalanstery.
(c) A church.
(d) A school.

13. During the interview at the lyceum hall, who does Coverdale ask where Priscilla is, and receives a glare in response from this person?
(a) Westervelt.
(b) Moodie.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Zenobia.

14. In Section 13, Chapter 25, who says that he does not pretend to pass a sentence, but it has been forced upon him?
(a) Westervelt.
(b) Moodie.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Coverdale.

15. Not long after midnight in Section 14, Chapter 27, Coverdale passes beneath Hollingsworth's open window; what does he fling into his room?
(a) A flower.
(b) A note.
(c) A sprig of holly.
(d) A tuft of grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coverdale almost gives up in finding Moodie until he sees him behind a screen; what does he invite him to?

2. Who refuses to join Hollingsworth in his scheme, though it is a great effort?

3. Out of the three people that Coverdale spies from his hotel window at the boardinghouse, which two seem to repel one another?

4. Before Coverdale leaves Blithedale for a few weeks, what does he ask Priscilla?

5. Who looks at Coverdale scornfully from the boardinghouse window before lowering the curtain?

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