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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. How does Coverdale spend his first night at Blithedale?
(a) In a fever with a cold.
(b) With Zenobia.
(c) Sleepless.
(d) With Priscilla.

2. After claiming that she is not positively ill-natured, why does Zenobia decide to be kind to Priscilla?
(a) Because she wants everyone to forgive her.
(b) Because she feels bad about her treatment of her.
(c) Because she decides she really does like her.
(d) Because Coverdale and Hollingsworth seem so interested in the girl.

3. What does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he should be, in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) A priest.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A banker.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, what spell does the magician tell the lady about, after warning her of peril?

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

3. Who does Zenobia throw a piece of gauze over at the end of her tale?

4. Why is Zenobia upset with Mr. Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?

5. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth, in Section 4, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hollingsworth and Coverdale's relationship begin to fall apart in Section 4, Chapter 8?

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

4. What wise suggestion of Coverdale's does Priscilla reject in Section 5, Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the purpose of those gathered at Blithedale?

10. What names does the group at Blithedale consider renaming the community?

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