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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. After Coverdale tells Hollingsworth he does not know if he will ever be a philanthropist, how does Hollingsworth react?
(a) He does not know if they can be lifelong friends.
(b) He says it does not matter to him.
(c) He is very angry.
(d) He laughs at him at calls him weak.

2. Mr. Hollingsworth finally arrives and Blithedale and brings a young girl, Priscilla; how does she react when she sees Zenobia?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She drops to her knees and clasps Zenobia's hand.
(c) She yells and runs away.
(d) She begins to scream.

3. After claiming that she is not positively ill-natured, why does Zenobia decide to be kind to Priscilla?
(a) Because she wants everyone to forgive her.
(b) Because she decides she really does like her.
(c) Because Coverdale and Hollingsworth seem so interested in the girl.
(d) Because she feels bad about her treatment of her.

4. In Section 3, Chapter 5, how does Mr. Foster say he will wake everyone at Blithedale at daybreak?
(a) He will ring the bells.
(b) He will sound the horn.
(c) He will fire his shotgun three times.
(d) He will come around to everyone's door and knock.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Coverdale think that Priscilla deserves some poetry written about her?

3. After Priscilla and Mr. Hollingsworth arrive and are introduced, who tells the others to feed Priscilla?

4. What is Coverdale convinced that Hollingsworth will gain Zenobia and Priscilla as, in Section 4, Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of Mrs. Foster's husband?

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