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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 happens to Moodie's second wife after she gives birth to his second daughter?
2. After Coverdale fails at trying to meet up with Zenobia and Priscilla in town, what does he long for?
3. Who does Hollingsworth tell that he must be with him or against him?
4. In Section 14, Chapter 27, what startles Hollingsworth about Coverdale's voice that makes him hurry to speak with him?
5. As Moodie and Coverdale talk, Moodie reveals his youth; what does Coverdale ask him to share?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coverdale compare the setting of his hotel to the setting at Blithedale?
2. What questions does Zenobia ask Hollingsworth at Eliot's Pulpit in Section 13, Chapter 25?
3. What does Silas Foster think about Zenobia's disappearance?
4. Why is Coverdale jealous of Westervelt?
5. What does Coverdale observe Priscilla doing at the boardinghouse?
6. What gets Moodie to reveal his past to Coverdale?
7. Why does Hollingsworth and Coverdale's friendship end?
8. How does Zenobia demonstrate her love and loyalty for Hollingsworth?
9. What does Coverdale dream about in Section 9, Chapter 18 that torments him?
10. Why did Moodie change his name twenty-five years ago?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Section 7, Chapter 13, Zenobia tells a story about the Veiled Lady, entitled "The Silver Veil." The story has many correlations to those at Blithedale, and Zenobia even uses Priscilla as "inspiration" for her story. Analyze the story about the Veiled Lady, entitled "The Silver Veil." What is Zenobia's motive for telling this story? Why would Zenobia want to correlate Priscilla with the Veiled Lady? Who does Zenobia probably represent in the story?
Essay Topic 2
The story of The Blithedale Romance can be enhanced by learning about the author of the book. Research the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, comparing him to the character of Miles Coverdale. Where is he from? How did he get into writing? What other books has he written? Did The Blithedale Romance win any awards? What inspired Hawthorne to write the book?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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