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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. After Priscilla falls to Zenobia's feet in Section 13, Chapter 25, Zenobia tells Priscilla that much has changed since they first met; what else does she tell Priscilla?
(a) To say what she wishes and leave her.
(b) To never speak again and be gone.
(c) To do exactly as she tells her to.
(d) To tell her everything and never leave her.

2. As Coverdale gets leaves for Blithedale, his first steps are joyful; however, as he gets closer, how does he feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Sad, and he begins to cry.
(d) Like a nameless foreboding weighs upon him.

3. Zenobia asks Hollingsworth if he loves Priscilla and he admits that he does; what does Zenobia say and do in return?
(a) Zenobia begins to cry and runs away.
(b) Zenobia begins hitting him and yelling at him for not loving her.
(c) Zenobia begs for him to reconsider loving her and clings to him.
(d) Zenobia appeals to God to judge which of them has most morally offended him and bids Hollingsworth farewell.

4. Out of the three people staying at the boardinghouse, which one notices Coverdale watching them from his hotel window?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Westervelt.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Hollingsworth.

5. What are Hollingsworth and Coverdale repairing at Blithedale while discussing the community's plans for the future?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A wind mill.
(c) A stone fence.
(d) A wood fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the interview that Coverdale is attending, who jumps to the platform after the lady rises as a mysterious tremor shakes her veil?

2. Moodie admits that out of his two daughters, he loves Priscilla the best, only that love comes from what?

3. During the interview at the lyceum hall, who does Coverdale ask where Priscilla is, and receives a glare in response from this person?

4. What happens to Moodie's second wife after she gives birth to his second daughter?

5. In Section 9, Chapter 18, what torments Coverdale at night in his hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Hollingsworth accidentally wounding Zenobia's corpse?

2. Why is Coverdale jealous of Westervelt?

3. What scheme does Hollingsworth ask Coverdale to join him in?

4. What does Coverdale observe Priscilla doing at the boardinghouse?

5. What vision of Coverdale's does Hollingsworth mock?

6. What is one thing that Coverdale observes while looking out his hotel window?

7. How does Coverdale feel as he leaves Blithedale in Section 8, Chapter 16?

8. How does Coverdale find Moodie?

9. Why is Coverdale worried about Priscilla in Section 10, Chapter 20?

10. What is Westervelt's role at the interview with the Veiled Lady that Coverdale attends in Section 12, Chapter 23?

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