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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan recognizes Mattie by her _________________________.
(a) Wave from across the room.
(b) Cherry-colored hair.
(c) Cherry-colored scarf.
(d) Voice.

2. Mattie is encouraged to enjoy evenings out because _______________________________.
(a) She is an unpaid aid in the Frome's home, and might be unhappy otherwise.
(b) She has threatened to leave the Fromes many times, and they wish to keep her happy.
(c) She is a nuisance in the Frome's home.
(d) She has frequently complained of missing her old life of leisure and revelry.

3. Wharton compares the darkened farmhouses to ________________.
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Sanctuaries.
(c) Gravestones.
(d) Haunted houses.

4. Why is Zeena still awake when Ethan and Mattie arrive at home?
(a) She claims she was too cold to sleep.
(b) She claims she felt so mean she could not sleep.
(c) She claims she was jealous of Mattie and Ethan.
(d) She claims she was worried about them in the storm.

5. Mattie lives with the Fromes because ____________________________.
(a) She is Ethan's cousin, and acts as their housekeeper.
(b) She is a friend of the family who needed work.
(c) She is Zeena's cousin and acts as her aid.
(d) She is a hired girl acting as Zeena's aid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.

2. Why does Ethan hide outside the church when waiting for Mattie?

3. Who almost runs into the elm when sledding?

4. Ethan is unpleasantly surprised when his wife notices __________________________________.

5. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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