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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Zeena still awake when Ethan and Mattie arrive at home?
(a) She claims she was jealous of Mattie and Ethan.
(b) She claims she was worried about them in the storm.
(c) She claims she felt so mean she could not sleep.
(d) She claims she was too cold to sleep.

2. Ethan claims that Mattie did not see him outside the church because _____________________________________.
(a) She went back inside to dance with Denis Eady.
(b) She was too busy talking to her friends.
(c) She was not looking for him.
(d) She did not expect him to show up.

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

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

5. Though Ethan's studies were brief, the author states that he became aware of
(a) Absolute truth and literal meanings.
(b) The many levels of consciousness.
(c) Cloudy meanings behind the daily face of things.
(d) The several dimensions of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena finally stopped criticizing Mattie when __________________________________.

2. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?

3. Ethan now sees the cemetery as ____________________________.

4. What gives Ethan's kitchen a "homelike look?"

5. Most of the story takes place during which season?

(see the answer key)

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