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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Priscilla do when Coverdale tells her that she is fortunate that she has nothing dismal to remember?

2. Why does Coverdale regret peremptorily ending his conversation with Professor Westervelt?

3. What does Zenobia have a lot of?

4. Coverdale believes he has done Hollingsworth a great wrong by prying into his character; why can't he help it?

5. The night that all the newcomers arrive at Blithedale, what does Zenobia tell them all she will act as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What names does the group at Blithedale consider renaming the community?

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

5. How does Zenobia compare Coverdale and Hollingsworth?

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

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

8. How does Coverdale justify sitting down to dinner with people of a lower class?

9. How can Coverdale tell that Zenobia is upset with Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several characters in the novel, The Blithedale Romance, who are very concerned with their own wants and desires. Explore the concept of selfishness and relate it to the characters from The Blithedale Romance. What is selfishness? How does Hollingsworth demonstrate his selfishness? Has Zenobia demonstrated that she is selfish? Who is the most unselfish person at Blithedale and why?

Essay Topic 2

The style in which the author of The Blithedale Romance writes is very important to the overall story. Study Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of style in The Blithedale Romance and how it affects the overall story. What choices does Hawthorne use in his writing that shows his unique style? Does Hawthorne use tactical choices in grammar or word usage? How can sentence and paragraph length affect the overall story? What kind of imagery does Hawthorne use?

Essay Topic 3

In The Blithedale Romance, a group of people go to Blithedale to join a group of intellectual upper class people who want to learn the art of husbandry and develop their own Arcadian society. Explore the experimental society in The Blithedale Romance , and examine the reasons for the different characters on joining the community. Why is Blithedale considered an experimental society? What does Arcadian mean? Are there any communities in today's societies that compare to Blithedale? What are the people of Blithedale interested in doing?

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