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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 message does Zenobia tell Coverdale to take to Hollingsworth, in Section 13, Chapter 26?
(a) That he has murdered her and she will haunt him.
(b) That she will always love him.
(c) That he is a wretch with a heart of ice.
(d) That he will forever torment her.

2. Who does Hollingsworth tell that he must be with him or against him?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Coverdale.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Moodie.

3. What does Hollingsworth's pole strike at the bottom of the river while searching for Zenobia?
(a) Zenobia's shawl.
(b) Zenobia's boot.
(c) Zenobia's body.
(d) Zenobia's purse.

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

5. To distract himself in his hotel room, Coverdale begins watching the boardinghouse again; who does he begin to watch?
(a) A maid cleaning the front porch.
(b) A young couple arguing.
(c) A girl working on needlepoint.
(d) A little boy playing with his dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Coverdale views the community of Blithedale from the woods, what does he see some strange creatures doing that makes him laugh out loud?

2. Who comes to take Zenobia and Priscilla away from the boardinghouse at the end of Section 10, Chapter 20?

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

4. After his meeting with Priscilla, Coverdale says he washes his hands of it all, stating that the consequences lay on whose head?

5. Out of the three people that Coverdale spies from his hotel window at the boardinghouse, which two seem to repel one another?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hollingsworth and Coverdale's friendship end?

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

4. What strange foreboding does Coverdale have after Zenobia leaves Blithedale, and what does he do?

5. How does Zenobia demonstrate her love and loyalty for Hollingsworth?

6. What does Silas Foster think about Zenobia's disappearance?

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

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

9. What is ironic about Coverdale encountering Hollingsworth at a village hall during an interview with the Veiled Lady?

10. How does Coverdale compare the setting of his hotel to the setting at Blithedale?

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