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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. Moodie tells Coverdale how twenty-five years earlier he had a palatial home, a lovely wife and a beautiful daughter, but what was the only thing he was interested in?

2. In Section 14, Chapter 27, what does Coverdale share with Hollingsworth that he suspects Zenobia has done?

3. How does Moodie describe his second daughter when she was a child?

4. In Section 13, Chapter 25, who says that he does not pretend to pass a sentence, but it has been forced upon him?

5. Why does Coverdale realize it's absurd to torment himself with conjectures in Section 10, Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Coverdale observe Priscilla doing at the boardinghouse?

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

4. What is Westervelt's role at the interview with the Veiled Lady that Coverdale attends in Section 12, Chapter 23?

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

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

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

8. How does Coverdale find Moodie?

9. After Zenobia asks for Priscilla's forgiveness in Section 13, Chapter 25, what question does Zenobia ask her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Section 9, Chapter 18, brings the character of Westervelt back into the story. Although Westervelt's character is not a main one, his role in the story is important. Analyze the character of Westervelt and his affect on the other characters in the novel, The Blithedale Romance. What kind of person is Westervelt? Is Westervelt interested in Zenobia or Priscilla? What does Coverdale see Westervelt's smile the mark of? Would Westervelt be considered a protagonist in this story?

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

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?

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