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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. In Section 13, Chapter 25, who says that he does not pretend to pass a sentence, but it has been forced upon him?
(a) Coverdale.
(b) Hollingsworth.
(c) Westervelt.
(d) Moodie.

2. Who hushes Coverdale and Hollingsworth from his window in Section 14, Chapter 27?
(a) Priscilla.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) Mrs. Foster.
(d) Moodie.

3. In Section 14, Chapter 27, what does Coverdale share with Hollingsworth that he suspects Zenobia has done?
(a) Harmed someone else.
(b) Committed adultery.
(c) Fled the country.
(d) Committed suicide.

4. In Section 9, Chapter 18, what torments Coverdale at night in his hotel room?
(a) The loud noises from the street.
(b) The other hotel tenants.
(c) The rats scurrying on the floor.
(d) Dreams of his Blithedale friends.

5. Where did Hollingsworth wound Zenobia in Section 14, Chapter 27?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her breast, close by her heart.
(d) Her hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Hollingsworth and Coverdale search for Zenobia, what do they find of hers during their search?

3. What saddens Coverdale after he goes to the boardinghouse in Section 10, Chapter 19?

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

5. What are Hollingsworth and Coverdale repairing at Blithedale while discussing the community's plans for the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coverdale dream about in Section 9, Chapter 18 that torments him?

2. How does Zenobia's death parallel with many village maidens who have also been wronged by their first love?

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

4. Why is Coverdale jealous of Westervelt?

5. What does Zenobia do after Hollingsworth and Priscilla walk off together, arm in arm, in Section 13, Chapter 25?

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

7. What gets Moodie to reveal his past to Coverdale?

8. What questions does Zenobia ask Hollingsworth at Eliot's Pulpit in Section 13, Chapter 25?

9. How does Zenobia treat Coverdale when he visits her at the boarding-house?

10. How does Priscilla act after she lifts her veil in Section 12, Chapter 23?

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