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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lying in bed the previous night, Ethan regretted __________________________.
(a) Not kissing Mattie.
(b) Not leaving Zeena long ago.
(c) Kissing Mattie.
(d) Getting caught holding Mattie when Zeena opened the door.

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

3. Ethan tries to disguise Mattie's unskilled efforts at housekeeping by ______________________________.
(a) Quietly asking her to do her chores over again.
(b) Sneaking downstairs to clean up during the night.
(c) Claiming that she should not be asked to work.
(d) Doing most of her chores for her.

4. How does Zeena find the broken pickle dish?
(a) She finds it when she goes looking for medicinal powders.
(b) She finds pieces of it in the trash.
(c) She finds it when the cat brings pieces of it into the kitchen.
(d) She finds it when she goes to unpack her clothing.

5. As he travels to town, Ethan dreams about ______________________________.
(a) His mother's presence in his home.
(b) Spending his evening with Mattie like a married couple.
(c) Spending his evening waiting for Zeena to arrive.
(d) Zeena's illness and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan does his clearest thinking while _______________________________.

2. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.

3. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

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

5. Ethan is intimidated by Michael Eady because _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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