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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. Regarding the stranger who interrupts Coverdale's secluded time; who does he ask for an interview with?
(a) Mrs. Foster.
(b) Hollingsworth.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Zenobia.

2. What does the person who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1 want from him?
(a) A great favor.
(b) His coat.
(c) His blessing.
(d) His wallet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before his departure for Blithedale in Chapter 1, where is Mr. Coverdale returning to his apartment from?

2. What is the name of Mrs. Foster's husband?

3. In Section 6, Chapter 12, when Zenobia is asked why she does not fling Priscilla off, how does she reply?

4. Who did Priscilla used to make silk purses for?

5. Why does Coverdale think that Priscilla deserves some poetry written about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hollingsworth come to Priscilla's aid in Section 2, Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth?

5. How does the reader know that Moodie is somewhat connected to the Veiled Lady?

6. What does the man who interrupts Coverdale's meditative walk in Section 6, Chapter 11 want?

7. How does Zenobia compare Coverdale and Hollingsworth?

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

9. Mr. Coverdale notes the flower in Zenobia's hair; what does he compare her to?

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

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