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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ethan invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.
(a) He knows Zeena will not ask about money with Jotham there.
(b) He wants an objective observer to hear Zeena's health complaints.
(c) He wants a neutral presence there since Zeena has returned.
(d) He needs to talk to Jotham about his work.

3. As he travels to town, Ethan dreams about ______________________________.
(a) Spending his evening waiting for Zeena to arrive.
(b) Zeena's illness and death.
(c) Spending his evening with Mattie like a married couple.
(d) His mother's presence in his home.

4. Why is the lumber especially hard for Ethan to load?
(a) The tree trunks are slippery.
(b) The tree trunks keep breaking.
(c) The logs are frozen together.
(d) The wagon is too short to carry them.

5. Mattie worries that Zeena ______________________________.
(a) Is jealous of Mattie's money.
(b) Is jealous of Mattie's affair with Ethan.
(c) Is not satisfied with Ethan's farming abilities.
(d) Is not satisfied with her work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan claims that Mattie did not see him outside the church because _____________________________________.

2. When Ethan and Mattie arrive at home, they cannot find _______________________.

3. Ethan asks Mattie _________________________________.

4. At the end of the chapter, Ethan's last thoughts are about _____________________________.

5. Ethan returns home early because ___________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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