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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wharton compares Mattie's hair to "a drift of mist on the moon," which suggests ___________________________.
(a) Ugliness and coarseness.
(b) Logic and reality.
(c) Fear and doom.
(d) Fantasy and impermanence.

2. As he prepares the sorrel, Ethan remembers ______________________________.
(a) The day his mother died.
(b) The day he returned to Starkfield.
(c) The day he drove to the station to meet Mattie.
(d) The day he first brought Zeena home.

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

4. What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Expectant.
(d) Somber.

5. Why can't Ethan replace Zeena's pickle dish?
(a) It was the last of its kind.
(b) It was a family heirloom.
(c) It came from Philadelphia.
(d) It came from Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan finds Zeena _______________________________.

2. Ethan claims he needs to collect money from Mr. Hale because ____________________________________.

3. Why is Zeena still awake when Ethan and Mattie arrive at home?

4. Ethan senses something went wrong with Zeena because _______________________________.

5. Why isn't Zeena fooled by Ethan's claim that the cat broke her pickle dish?

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