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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zeena has packed her bag in order to _________________________________.
(a) Travel to the Flats to pick up a hired girl.
(b) Threaten to leave Ethan.
(c) Bring Mattie to the train station.
(d) Travel to Bettsbridge to see a new doctor.

2. Zeena believes Mattie enjoys living in Starkfield only because ______________________________.
(a) Mattie is in love with Ethan.
(b) Mattie has no other place to go.
(c) Mattie has her sights set on marriage.
(d) Mattie can live rent-free with Zeena and Ethan.

3. Ethan invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.
(a) He wants a neutral presence there since Zeena has returned.
(b) He knows Zeena will not ask about money with Jotham there.
(c) He needs to talk to Jotham about his work.
(d) He wants an objective observer to hear Zeena's health complaints.

4. While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________.
(a) Sews in the kitchen.
(b) Polishes the pickle dish.
(c) Glues the dish back together.
(d) Sews near the lamp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena has only made arrangements for _____________________.

2. Ethan puts his arm around Mattie ________________________.

3. Zeena's family gave Mattie ____________________________.

4. What spark in Ethan had not been completely extinguished by the Starkfield winters?

5. Ethan knows he cannot leave Starkfield with Mattie because ________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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