Ethan Frome Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ethan Frome Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.
(a) That she seems eager to find a husband in the crowd.
(b) That she uses gestures he has never seen before.
(c) That she seems detached and uninterested in other men.
(d) That she uses the same gestures with other men that she uses with him.

2. Ethan now sees the cemetery as ____________________________.
(a) The promise of excitement and the unknown.
(b) The threat of stagnancy.
(c) The promise of continuance and stability.
(d) The threat of death.

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

4. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.
(a) Hides in the shadows outside the church.
(b) Enters the dance and enjoys watching the revelers.
(c) Interrupts Mattie's dance with a man from town.
(d) Interrupts the dance to find Mattie.

5. Mattie is afraid ______________________________________________.
(a) She will never find love in Starkfield.
(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 is growing old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.

2. While they walk home, Ethan expresses his concern that Mattie will __________________________.

3. Zeena believes Mattie will leave soon because ______________________________.

4. Ethan looks forward to the walks to meet Mattie because ______________________________.

5. Ethan resists following his wife upstairs because __________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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