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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan is unpleasantly surprised when his wife notices __________________________________.
(a) That he has taken to shaving every day since Mattie arrived.
(b) That he is envious of Michael Eady.
(c) That he is always late for work since Mattie arrived.
(d) That he has taken to sleeping in his office.

2. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.
(a) Enters the dance and enjoys watching the revelers.
(b) Interrupts Mattie's dance with a man from town.
(c) Hides in the shadows outside the church.
(d) Interrupts the dance to find Mattie.

3. Zeena asks Ethan if Jotham Powell can _________________________.
(a) Bring the lumber to Mr. Hale.
(b) Drive her to Michael Eady's store.
(c) Drive her to the train station.
(d) Accompany her to the doctor's office.

4. Though Ethan's studies were brief, the author states that he became aware of
(a) Absolute truth and literal meanings.
(b) Cloudy meanings behind the daily face of things.
(c) The many levels of consciousness.
(d) The several dimensions of life.

5. Where is Ethan Frome going at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Ethan is walking back to the farm to find his wife's cousin.
(b) Ethan is walking to the church in town to pick up his wife's cousin.
(c) Ethan is going a neighboring town to seek a doctor for his wife.
(d) Ethan is walking to the church to escort Mattie and Michael Eady back to town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.

2. Ethan is dismayed to find ________________________.

3. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.

4. Ethan resists following his wife upstairs because __________________________________________.

5. Ethan returns home early because ___________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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