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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has work to do in his study.
(b) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(c) He has to rebuild the fire.
(d) He has to tend to the horses.

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

3. Ethan puts his arm around Mattie ________________________.
(a) To show her his intentions.
(b) To steady her as they walk.
(c) To console her.
(d) To demonstrate his ownership of her to Denis Eady.

4. Mattie lives with the Fromes because ____________________________.
(a) She is Zeena's cousin and acts as her aid.
(b) She is a friend of the family who needed work.
(c) She is a hired girl acting as Zeena's aid.
(d) She is Ethan's cousin, and acts as their housekeeper.

5. Mattie is afraid ______________________________________________.
(a) She is growing old.
(b) She is not strong enough to take care of Zeena.
(c) She will be sent away from the Fromes with no other place to go.
(d) She will never find love in Starkfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena believes Mattie will leave soon because ______________________________.

2. Ethan tries to disguise Mattie's unskilled efforts at housekeeping by ______________________________.

3. Ethan immediately regrets telling Zeena he will get money from Mr. Hale because ________________________________________.

4. Though Ethan's studies were brief, the author states that he became aware of

5. Mattie is encouraged to enjoy evenings out because _______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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