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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. How does Coverdale react when Hollingsworth wants to know if he will cooperate in his great scheme?
2. What are Hollingsworth and Coverdale repairing at Blithedale while discussing the community's plans for the future?
3. During the interview that Coverdale is attending, who jumps to the platform after the lady rises as a mysterious tremor shakes her veil?
4. As Coverdale gets leaves for Blithedale, his first steps are joyful; however, as he gets closer, how does he feel?
5. Zenobia agrees with Priscilla that they are sisters, and although she learned of their relationship recently, she never wished what upon Priscilla?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coverdale compare the setting of his hotel to the setting at Blithedale?
2. What is one thing that Coverdale observes while looking out his hotel window?
3. How does Zenobia's death parallel with many village maidens who have also been wronged by their first love?
4. What strange foreboding does Coverdale have after Zenobia leaves Blithedale, and what does he do?
5. After Zenobia asks for Priscilla's forgiveness in Section 13, Chapter 25, what question does Zenobia ask her?
6. What does Coverdale observe Priscilla doing at the boardinghouse?
7. What questions does Zenobia ask Hollingsworth at Eliot's Pulpit in Section 13, Chapter 25?
8. Why is Coverdale worried about Priscilla in Section 10, Chapter 20?
9. How does Priscilla act after she lifts her veil in Section 12, Chapter 23?
10. What is ironic about Hollingsworth accidentally wounding Zenobia's corpse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hollingsworth is a very strong dominant character in The Blithedale Romance. Analyze the character of Hollingsworth, examine his affect on the other characters, and compare his character to Coverdale. Who is more passionate about Blithedale: Hollingsworth or Coverdale? How do the other characters in the novel feel about Hollingsworth? How does Hollingsworth affect Priscilla and Zenobia?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, The Blithedale Romance, the mystery and secrets surround the two women there, Zenobia and Priscilla, who are both in love with the same man. Examine the theme of love and the human heart in the novel, The Blithedale Romance. Where does love pertain to the novel? What does Coverdale learn about love? How can love drive us to do unimaginable things? What does love cause the characters in The Blithedale Romance to do?
Essay Topic 3
Several of the characters in The Blithedale Romance are filled with pride and some with shame. Explore the concepts of pride and shame in the novel and how those concepts pertain to the different characters. Which characters would be considered prideful? Which characters seem to be ashamed of something or hiding a secret? How do these themes set the tone for the overall story?
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