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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3- Chapter 5: Until Bedtime and Chapter 6: Coverdale's Sick Chamber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zenobia claim Priscilla to be after Mr. Coverdale tells her his suspicions?
(a) A writer.
(b) A seamstress.
(c) A cook.
(d) A maid.

2. How is the atmosphere at the first dinner in the Blithedale farmhouse?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Dull.
(d) Oppressive.

3. What does Zenobia praise Mr. Coverdale about at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 3, as everyone arrives at Blithedale?
(a) His food.
(b) His music.
(c) His poetry.
(d) His attire.

4. Who does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he believes Zenobia to be the sister of?
(a) The Veiled Lady.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Mrs. Foster.
(d) Mr. Foster.

5. What are Mrs. Foster and her husband in charge of at Blithedale?
(a) They manage the farm and teach the upperclassmen the art of husbandry.
(b) They are in charge of feeding everyone at Blithedale.
(c) They teach at the schoolhouse in Blithedale.
(d) They manage the house and teach the women to cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Priscilla ask that Zenobia do for her?

2. After Mr. Foster awakens everyone at Blithedale, what does Hollingsworth begin his first day there with?

3. How does Mr. Coverdale think the firelight from the hearth makes the men and women of Blithedale appear?

4. Who accosts Mr. Coverdale on his way back to his apartment in Section 1, Chapter 1?

5. How does Mr. Foster greet all the men while the women are preparing dinner the first night at Blithedale?

(see the answer key)

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