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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan claims that Mattie did not see him outside the church because _____________________________________.
(a) She went back inside to dance with Denis Eady.
(b) She was too busy talking to her friends.
(c) She did not expect him to show up.
(d) She was not looking for him.

2. The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________.
(a) Ethan's bankruptcy.
(b) The death of Ethan's horses.
(c) Mattie's rejection of Ethan.
(d) An unhappy reunion with Zeena.

3. Ethan needs to go into town to run what errand?
(a) He needs to pick up Zeena's medicine.
(b) He needs to buy a new dish for Zeena.
(c) He needs to pick up the hired girl from the train station.
(d) He needs to buy glue to fix the pickle dish.

4. Ethan and Mattie do not go sledding that evening because ___________________________.
(a) Ethan forgot their plans to go sledding.
(b) It is too dark outside.
(c) Mattie forgot their plans to go sledding.
(d) It is too cold outside.

5. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.
(a) Zeena's heart.
(b) A vault after the dry cold of a night.
(c) A darkened hearth.
(d) The landscape of Starkfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of her partners offers Mattie a ride home?

2. Zeena has packed her bag in order to _________________________________.

3. When Ethan asks Andrew Hale for money, __________________________________________.

4. Why does Ethan hide outside the church when waiting for Mattie?

5. Ethan's love of nature does not extend to ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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