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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 Coverdale complain about his first day at Blithedale?
(a) The lack of comfort.
(b) His lack of sleep.
(c) The thinly partitioned walls.
(d) The bad food.

2. What is the name of Mrs. Foster's husband?
(a) Steven.
(b) Simon.
(c) Silas.
(d) Sam.

3. What does Mr. Coverdale compare Zenobia to in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) An exotic flower.
(b) Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sun.

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

5. What makes Mr. Coverdale think that Priscilla overheard his conversation with Zenobia in Section 3, Chapter 5?
(a) He notices her wiping away tears.
(b) He notices her gazing at them sorrowfully.
(c) She sticks her tounge out at them.
(d) He notices her gazing at them angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Coverdale suspect about Priscilla and Zenobia in Section 3, Chapter 5?

2. What are Mrs. Foster and her husband in charge of at Blithedale?

3. Before his departure for Blithedale in Chapter 1, where is Mr. Coverdale returning to his apartment from?

4. What does Zenobia claim Priscilla to be after Mr. Coverdale tells her his suspicions?

5. How does Coverdale spend his first night at Blithedale?

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