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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. What does Coverdale awake to outside his window after his first night at Blithedale?
(a) Flowers blooming.
(b) Giant pieces of hail.
(c) Snow on the ground.
(d) Broken tree limbs.

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

3. What does Priscilla ask that Zenobia do for her?
(a) Only that Zenobia allow her to always be near her.
(b) Help her to get to know Mr. Coverdale better.
(c) That she will help her to know what to wear.
(d) Help her to get to know Mr. Hollingsworth better.

4. In Section 3, Chapter 5, how does Mr. Foster say he will wake everyone at Blithedale at daybreak?
(a) He will sound the horn.
(b) He will ring the bells.
(c) He will fire his shotgun three times.
(d) He will come around to everyone's door and knock.

5. What type of flower does Zenobia wear in her hair?
(a) Simple.
(b) Exotic.
(c) Dried.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coverdale and Zenobia argue about women being happy in life; what does Zenobia say is the reason of woman's unhappiness?

2. In Zenobia's story about the Veiled Lady, who arises in the midst of a group of visionary people?

3. What does Coverdale suspect that Priscilla purposefully arranged for Moodie to see?

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

5. What does the person who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1 want from him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Coverdale describe Zenobia in Section 1, Chapter 2?

7. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth?

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

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

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

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