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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 letter does Priscilla bring to Coverdale in his room, along with a nightcap?

2. Whose conversation does Coverdale eavesdrop on in Section 6, Chapter 12 that he decides never to disclose to another mortal?

3. What does Coverdale awake to outside his window after his first night at Blithedale?

4. What does the person who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1 want from him?

5. Regarding the stranger who interrupts Coverdale's secluded time; who does he make an odd character sketch of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Zenobia compare Coverdale and Hollingsworth?

6. Why does Moodie leave Blithedale upset?

7. What is Hollingsworth's reaction when Coverdale tells him that he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist?

8. Who likes to spend their Sundays at a rock named Eliot's Pulpit?

9. Mr. Coverdale notes the flower in Zenobia's hair; what does he compare her to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Description is the fiction-writing mode for creating a mental image of a story. Study the use of description in The Blithedale Romance. How does Coverdale describe his first impressions of life at Blithedale? How is Zenobia vividly described?

Essay Topic 2

The novel, The Blithedale Romance, is a mysterious, cold, and somewhat Gothic story. How does Nathaniel Hawthorne set the tone in The Blithedale Romance? How is this tone important for the overall mood of the story? What is the tone in The Blithedale Romance? Does this tone seem to go well with the story?

Essay Topic 3

Characterization is often listed as one of the fundamental elements of fiction. Examine the different types of characters in fiction and relate them to the characters in The Blithedale Romance. How important are the characters in The Blithedale Romance? How do even minor characters add to the overall story?

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