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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ethan asks Mattie _________________________________.
(a) If she loves him.
(b) If she would like to leave Starkfield with him.
(c) If she would like to go coasting some night.
(d) If she wants to continue working for him.

4. Where is Ethan Frome going at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Ethan is walking to the church in town to pick up his wife's cousin.
(b) Ethan is going a neighboring town to seek a doctor for his wife.
(c) Ethan is walking to the church to escort Mattie and Michael Eady back to town.
(d) Ethan is walking back to the farm to find his wife's cousin.

5. Ethan recognizes Mattie by her _________________________.
(a) Cherry-colored hair.
(b) Cherry-colored scarf.
(c) Wave from across the room.
(d) Voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ethan and Mattie arrive at home, they cannot find _______________________.

2. When Zeena opens the door, Ethan is surprised by _______________________.

3. What is happening at the church at midnight?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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