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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Ethan's horse?
(a) The horse was ill because it was not properly cared for.
(b) The horse broke its back under the heavy lumber load.
(c) The horse slipped and broke its leg.
(d) The horse slipped and cut its knee.

3. Most of their quiet or intimate moments are interrupted by _____________________.
(a) The wind.
(b) The cat.
(c) Zeena.
(d) The dog.

4. Ethan is dismayed to find ________________________.
(a) Mattie is forced to dance with an undesirable partner.
(b) Mattie has disappeared into the crowd.
(c) Mattie standing alone in a corner.
(d) Mattie dancing happily with the grocer's son.

5. Zeena believes Mattie will leave soon because ______________________________.
(a) Mattie will return to live with her own family.
(b) Mattie has found another post in town.
(c) Mattie will get married to Denis Eady.
(d) Mattie has grown tired of Ethan's advances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena's family is offended by Mattie's father because _______________________________________.

2. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?

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

4. What brought Ethan back to the farm, ending his studies at Worcester?

5. What room did Ethan create for himself when he returned from college?

(see the answer key)

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