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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie confesses her fear that ____________________________.
(a) Zeena will know about their evening together.
(b) Zeena is displeased with her.
(c) She will have to marry Denis Eady.
(d) Ethan has fallen in love with her.

2. Ethan cannot buy glue from Michael Eady's store because _______________________________.
(a) Eady's store is not open.
(b) Denis refuses to sell it to him.
(c) Eady's wife would report it to Zeena.
(d) Denis cannot find it.

3. Ethan hopes that the bad roads or a late train might cause him to __________________________.
(a) Arrive at the train on time to pick up Zeena.
(b) Avoid delivering the lumber.
(c) Arrive home before Zeena.
(d) Run into the elm tree.

4. Zeena's cat ____________________________.
(a) Claws at Mattie when she sits in Zeena's chair.
(b) Watches Ethan and hisses at him.
(c) Falls asleep on top of Mattie's sewing.
(d) Watches them through narrowed eyes.

5. Ethan and Jotham put off their trip into town because ________________________.
(a) The roads were melting and muddy.
(b) The roads were icy.
(c) The roads were flooded.
(d) A heavy snow was falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.

2. When Mattie tried stenography and bookkeeping, _________________________________.

3. What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie?

4. Mattie worries that Zeena ______________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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