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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Zeena suggests that Mattie has "taken from her" the one she cared about most of all, she is referring to _____________________________.
(a) The cat.
(b) A tea towel.
(c) Her red pickle dish.
(d) Mattie's father.

2. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.
(a) Five years.
(b) One month.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

3. What lie is revealed when Zeena presses Ethan to pay for a hired girl?
(a) Ethan's lie that he needed to collect money from Andrew Hale.
(b) Mattie's lie about planning to be married.
(c) Ethan's lie that he had loved Zeena when they were first married.
(d) Zeena's lie about needing to see another doctor.

4. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.
(a) An increase in her symptoms.
(b) Her refusal to speak to him.
(c) Her coming down to supper anyway.
(d) Her remaining in bed for several days.

5. Since the previous night, Ethan feels a sense of _______________.
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dread.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he prepares the sorrel, Ethan remembers ______________________________.

2. Ethan is dismayed to find ________________________.

3. Ethan resists following his wife upstairs because __________________________________________.

4. Why does Ethan insist on sitting in the front of the sled?

5. Which of her partners offers Mattie a ride home?

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