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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Ethan is too afraid to touch Mattie, he settles for _______________________________.
(a) Kissing the fabric she is sewing.
(b) Holding her hands while they talk.
(c) Pressing his cheek against hers.
(d) Kissing the cat on the head.

2. Instead of asking the Hales for money, Ethan _________________________.
(a) Goes to the train station.
(b) Goes to visit Jotham Powell.
(c) Hides out in the barn.
(d) Goes home.

3. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.
(a) Zeena's doctor has recommended she get help with the housework.
(b) Zeena refuses to do housework now that she is married.
(c) Ethan insists they help Mattie.
(d) Zeena feels compassion for Mattie's position.

4. Most of their quiet or intimate moments are interrupted by _____________________.
(a) Zeena.
(b) The wind.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

5. In his study, Ethan toys with the idea of ________________________________________.
(a) Selling the farm so he can follow Mattie.
(b) Writing Zeena a goodbye letter and leaving with Mattie.
(c) Firing Jotham Powell so he can afford to keep Mattie.
(d) Writing down his feelings for Mattie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout the morning, Ethan continues to feel a spirit of ______________________.

2. Ethan does not ask the Hales for money because _____________________________________.

3. While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________.

4. Zeena has only made arrangements for _____________________.

5. Ethan and Mattie do not go sledding that evening because ___________________________.

(see the answer key)

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