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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 has left for work.
(c) Before it gets dark.
(d) Before Mr. Hale can find out Ethan is looking for him.

2. Zeena is described as an old woman, although she is ____________________________.
(a) Only twenty-eight years old.
(b) Only twenty-seven years old.
(c) Only thirty-five years old.
(d) Only twenty-five years old.

3. What reminds Ethan of Mattie as he walks to town?
(a) All the cheerful couples walking about town.
(b) The spot where he kissed her by the spruce trees.
(c) All the sights and sounds of nature.
(d) The sled route they were to visit together.

4. What does Zeena want to question Mattie about before she leaves?
(a) Missing household items.
(b) More broken dishes.
(c) Ethan's behavior.
(d) Some of Mattie's recipes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan knows Zeena has made plans because _____________________________________.

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

3. In the morning, Ethan convinces himself that ________________________________.

4. Ethan and Mattie discuss the marriage of ________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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