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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie is afraid ______________________________________________.
(a) She will never find love in Starkfield.
(b) She is growing old.
(c) She will be sent away from the Fromes with no other place to go.
(d) She is not strong enough to take care of Zeena.

2. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.
(a) A darkened hearth.
(b) Zeena's heart.
(c) The landscape of Starkfield.
(d) A vault after the dry cold of a night.

3. Which of her partners offers Mattie a ride home?
(a) Andrew Hale.
(b) Jothan Powell.
(c) Lawyer Varnum.
(d) Denis Eady.

4. Why does Ethan hide outside the church when waiting for Mattie?
(a) He is waiting to see if she will accept Eady's marriage proposal.
(b) He does not know where Mattie is.
(c) He is afraid to enter the church because he does not know anyone.
(d) He is waiting to see if she is going to ride home with her friends.

5. Who almost runs into the elm when sledding?
(a) Mattie Silver and Denis Eady.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hale.
(c) Zeena and Ethan Frome.
(d) Ned Hale and Ruth Varnum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.

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

4. Ethan asks Mattie _________________________________.

5. Ethan is please to find that ______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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