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Ethan Frome Quiz

Edith Wharton
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Ethan Frome Quiz

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1)

Zeena does not want to move from Starkfield because ________________________________________. (from Chapter 4)

She feels threatened by the townspeople and is afraid to leave the house.
She loves the farm life.
She loves the town and its people.
She feels superior to the townspeople, and this gives her comfort.
2)

Why has no stranger set foot in the Fromes' house in twenty years? (from Afterward)

Ethan Frome is too ashamed of Zeena and Mattie.
Ethan Frome is too proud to let anyone see how he lives.
Ethan Frome has grown angry and unfriendly.
Ethan Frome is too ashamed of his past actions to entertain friends.
3)

What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie? (from Chapter 5)

Expectant.
Fearful.
Guilty.
Somber.
4)

How has Mattie changed her appearance for Ethan? (from Chapter 4)

She has worn her best dress.
She has borrowed on of Zeena's dresses.
She has worn a bonnet on her head.
She has tied a red ribbon in her hair.
5)

Ethan and Mattie discuss the marriage of ________________________. (from Chapter 5)

Jothan and Mattie.
Ethan and Zeena.
Ned and Ruth.
Mattie and Denis.
6)

Ethan hopes that the bad roads or a late train might cause him to __________________________. (from Chapter 6)

Run into the elm tree.
Arrive home before Zeena.
Avoid delivering the lumber.
Arrive at the train on time to pick up Zeena.
7)

What details does the narrator provide about the Fromes? (from Afterward)

He says he was given food and sent on his way.
He says he was given dinner and slept in the barn.
He says he does not wish to discuss the matter.
He says he was treated with kindness and slept in the study.
8)

After the accident, the town ___________________________________. (from Afterward)

Gathered to care for Mattie and Ethan.
Reported Ethan and Mattie's behavior to Zeena.
Gossiped about why Mattie and Ethan were sledding.
Turned against Ethan, Zeena, and Mattie.
9)

Ethan intends to hurry home for dinner so that __________________________________-. (from Chapter 6)

He can send Jotham can go home early.
He can avoid seeing Zeena in town.
He can serve Mattie instead of having her serve him.
He can enjoy his last moments alone with Mattie before Zeena arrives.
10)

While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________. (from Chapter 5)

Glues the dish back together.
Polishes the pickle dish.
Sews near the lamp.
Sews in the kitchen.
11)

Zeena instructs Jotham Powell to ________________________________________. (from Chapter 8)

Search Mattie's belongings for Zeena's missing items.
Take Mattie into town and leave her there.
Carry Mattie's trunk to the sleigh.
Take Mattie to the train when he goes to pick up the hired girl.
12)

Why does Ethan think Zeena has not arrived at home yet? (from Chapter 6)

The sorrel is not in the barn, so he believes they have not arrived.
Jotham Powell hides the sorrel until Ehtan goes into the house.
Mattie tells him they are still alone together.
Zeena tells Jotham to put the sorrel away where Ethan will not see it.
13)

Ethan makes Mattie uncomfortable when he mentions __________________________________. (from Chapter 5)

Denis Eady coming to visit her at the house.
Ruth and Ned kissing behind the trees.
How beautiful she looks under the lamp.
Her clumsiness with the pickle dish.
14)

What solution does Mattie propose to their situation? (from Chapter 9)

Mattie proposes they sled into the elm tree, killing themselves.
Mattie proposes they visit one another.
Mattie proposes they drive Zeena away.
Mattie proposes they leave together, even without any money.
15)

Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day? (from Chapter 4)

Andrew Hale.
Denis Eady.
Daniel Byrne.
Jotham Powell.
16)

In his study, Ethan toys with the idea of ________________________________________. (from Chapter 8)

Writing Zeena a goodbye letter and leaving with Mattie.
Writing down his feelings for Mattie.
Firing Jotham Powell so he can afford to keep Mattie.
Selling the farm so he can follow Mattie.
17)

What pleasure do Mattie and Ethan allow themselves before the train comes? (from Chapter 9)

They go sledding.
They write each other goodbye letters.
They walk into town.
They have coffee together.
18)

Zeena claims the need for a hired girl forces her to ___________________________. (from Chapter 7)

Refuse to pay Mattie's wages.
Borrow money.
Send Mattie away.
Build a second bedroom.
19)

What clues suggest the Fromes are very poor? (from Afterward)

The lack of food and fire.
The broken dishes and poor furnishings.
The skinny women and the lack of shelter.
Their refusal to offer the narrator food or shelter.
20)

Later, Zeena insisted _____________________________________. (from Afterward)

On bringing Mattie to the train herself.
On bringing Mattie back to the Fromes' house.
On bringing Mattie over to the Hales' to visit.
On bringing Mattie her trunk so she could have her things.
21)

The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________. (from Chapter 6)

The death of Ethan's horses.
Ethan's bankruptcy.
Mattie's rejection of Ethan.
An unhappy reunion with Zeena.
22)

When Zeena suggests that Mattie has "taken from her" the one she cared about most of all, she is referring to _____________________________. (from Chapter 7)

Her red pickle dish.
The cat.
Mattie's father.
A tea towel.
23)

How does Ethan solve the glue problem? (from Chapter 6)

He uses wood glue from his shed to fix the dish.
He throws the dish away.
He buys it at another store.
He uses flour paste to fix the dish.
24)

Ethan knows he cannot leave Starkfield with Mattie because ________________________________________. (from Chapter 8)

Mattie would not want to leave town in disgrace.
Underneath it all, he still loves Zeena.
He has no money, and no way of borrowing any in town.
Zeena's family would prevent him from leaving.
25)

How is the pickle dish broken? (from Chapter 4)

The cat knocks it off the table.
Ethan knocks it off the table.
Mattie knocks it off the table.
The dog knocks it off the table.
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