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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4- Chapter 7: The Convalescent and Chapter 8: A Modern Arcadia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Foster greet all the men while the women are preparing dinner the first night at Blithedale?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Nervously.
(c) Uncouthly.
(d) Politely.

2. The night that all the newcomers arrive at Blithedale, what does Zenobia tell them all she will act as?
(a) Manager.
(b) Queen.
(c) Cook.
(d) Hostess.

3. What letter does Priscilla bring to Coverdale in his room, along with a nightcap?
(a) A sealed letter from Zenobia.
(b) An opened letter from Zenobia.
(c) An opened letter from Miss Margaret Fuller.
(d) A sealed letter from Miss Margaret Fuller.

4. Why does Coverdale believe the neighbors of Blithedale slander their farming abilities?
(a) Because of their envy and malice.
(b) Because they want to destroy them.
(c) Because they are scared of them.
(d) Because they are mean.

5. What discomposes Priscilla after she delivers a letter to Coverdale, in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) Coverdale suggests that she looks like Miss Fuller.
(b) Coverdale suggests that she looks like Zenobia.
(c) Coverdale suggests that she looks like Mrs. Foster.
(d) Coverdale suggests that she stay in his room for the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the community of Blithedale declare May Day as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?

2. What does Zenobia do with the flower in her hair after she announces dinner is ready?

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

4. Mr. Hollingsworth finally arrives and Blithedale and brings a young girl, Priscilla; how does she react when she sees Zenobia?

5. What does Coverdale awake to outside his window after his first night at Blithedale?

(see the answer key)

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