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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 has begun to care for the girl.
(c) She is trying to impress Hollingsworth.
(d) She will not fail Priscilla because the girl has clung to her from the first.

2. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth, in Section 4, Chapter 7?
(a) That she is secrelty engaged to Hollingsworth.
(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 terminally ill.

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

4. 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 Coverdale is in love with Priscilla.
(c) Because Hollingsworth is in love with Priscilla.
(d) Because Priscilla is becoming more popular than her.

5. Who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Hollingsworth.
(d) Mr. Moodie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Blithedale decide to continue sheltering Priscilla?

2. What does Priscilla do when Coverdale imparts the wisdom that those one most loves may not love one in return?

3. 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?

4. How many men ride together to Blithedale during the storm in Section 1, Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hollingsworth respond when Zenobia rages against the inequalities between men and women?

2. What does Coverdale discern about Hollingsworth after studying him?

3. How does Coverdale first feel about Hollingsworth compared to how he feels about him after his illness?

4. What story does Zenobia tell the group at Blithedale in Section 7, Chapter 13?

5. Why does Coverdale decide to never reveal what he overheard Zenobia and Westervelt talking about in Section 6, Chapter 12?

6. What does the community surrounding Blithedale gossip about Hollingsworth and Zenobia?

7. What makes Coverdale think that Zenobia will not be Priscilla's friend for long?

8. What is Hollingsworth's reaction when Coverdale tells him that he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist?

9. Who is the man that interrupts Coverdale during his meditative walk?

10. How can Coverdale tell that Zenobia is upset with Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?

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