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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan's goal is to reach Starkfield ____________________________.
(a) Before Zeena knows he has left the house.
(b) Before Mr. Hale can find out Ethan is looking for him.
(c) Before Mr. Hale has left for work.
(d) Before it gets dark.

2. Zeena's family gave Mattie ____________________________.
(a) Plenty of money and advice.
(b) Money to start a new life for herself.
(c) Plenty of advice but little help.
(d) Plenty of help, but she rejected them.

3. Since the previous night, Ethan feels a sense of _______________.
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Fear.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Dread.

4. Ethan claims he continues to mention Mattie's eventual marriage because __________________________________.
(a) He is trying to get used to the idea.
(b) Zeena wants him to encourage Mattie to leave.
(c) He wants her to swear she will never marry.
(d) He is burning with jealousy.

5. Mattie knows Ethan slept in the unheated study because ________________________________.
(a) She stayed up all night watching for him.
(b) She heard him smashing things in there.
(c) She knows Zeena kicked him out of the bedroom.
(d) She heard him come in late the night before.

Short Answer Questions

1. The smoke and haze from Ethan's pipe might represent ___________________________.

2. Wharton compares Mattie's hair to "a drift of mist on the moon," which suggests ___________________________.

3. Zeena believes Mattie enjoys living in Starkfield only because ______________________________.

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

5. Ethan claims he needs to collect money from Mr. Hale because ____________________________________.

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