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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. Coverdale believes he has done Hollingsworth a great wrong by prying into his character; why can't he help it?
(a) Because he is obsessed with Hollingsworth.
(b) Because he does not trust Hollingsworth.
(c) Because he loves Hollingsworth so much.
(d) Because he envies Hollingsworth.

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

3. Mr. Hollingsworth finally arrives and Blithedale and brings a young girl, Priscilla; how does she react when she sees Zenobia?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She drops to her knees and clasps Zenobia's hand.
(c) She yells and runs away.
(d) She begins to scream.

4. What does Coverdale complain about his first day at Blithedale?
(a) The thinly partitioned walls.
(b) His lack of sleep.
(c) The lack of comfort.
(d) The bad food.

5. How does Mr. Coverdale think the firelight from the hearth makes the men and women of Blithedale appear?
(a) The men youthful and the women beautiful.
(b) The men strong and the women weak.
(c) The men weak and the women strong.
(d) The men handsome and the women meek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Coverdale suspect about Zenobia's countenance as he sees her interact with Priscilla in Section 5, Chapter 9?

3. While telling her legend, Zenobia asks Priscilla to stand in front of her so that she can be inspired by her what?

4. Who does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he believes Zenobia to be the sister of?

5. How is the atmosphere at the first dinner in the Blithedale farmhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first contribution in the novel, The Blithedale Romance, that composes the theme of magic within the text?

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

3. How does Zenobia treat Priscilla, and what does she say to justify that behavior?

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

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

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

7. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth?

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

9. Why does Moodie leave Blithedale upset?

10. How does Zenobia dramatically conclude her story in Section 7, Chapter 13?

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