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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. What is Coverdale convinced that Hollingsworth will gain Zenobia and Priscilla as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) As followers.
(b) As proselytes.
(c) As girlfriends.
(d) As wives.

2. What does Coverdale learn about Priscilla from Hollingsworth, in Section 4, Chapter 7?
(a) That she is secrelty engaged to Hollingsworth.
(b) That she is the long-lost sister of Zenobia.
(c) That she is terminally ill.
(d) That she has recently escaped peril and may still be liable to danger.

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

4. What intrigues Mr. Coverdale about the man who accosts him on his way back to his apartment?
(a) The hint that a gentlemen's influence may be desirable.
(b) The person seems very familiar.
(c) The hint that a lady's influence may be desirable.
(d) The person is blind.

5. Why is Zenobia upset with Mr. Hollingsworth in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He's late.
(d) He ruins her dinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 3, Chapter 5, how does Mr. Foster say he will wake everyone at Blithedale at daybreak?

3. Why do the people of Blithedale decide to continue sheltering Priscilla?

4. Who does Coverdale suggest to Hollingsworth that he believes Zenobia to be the sister of?

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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