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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With Mattie, Ethan feels ____________________.
(a) Pressure to succeed.
(b) Understood.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Brave enough to stand up to his wife.

3. Mattie lives with the Fromes because ____________________________.
(a) She is a friend of the family who needed work.
(b) She is Zeena's cousin and acts as her aid.
(c) She is Ethan's cousin, and acts as their housekeeper.
(d) She is a hired girl acting as Zeena's aid.

4. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.
(a) Zeena's doctor has recommended she get help with the housework.
(b) Ethan insists they help Mattie.
(c) Zeena refuses to do housework now that she is married.
(d) Zeena feels compassion for Mattie's position.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan is please to find that ______________________________.

2. Wharton compares the darkened farmhouses to ________________.

3. Zeena is described as an old woman, although she is ____________________________.

4. Lying in bed the previous night, Ethan regretted __________________________.

5. Mattie's only skills include _______________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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