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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has to rebuild the fire.
(b) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(c) He has to tend to the horses.
(d) He has work to do in his study.

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

3. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.
(a) Her refusal to speak to him.
(b) An increase in her symptoms.
(c) Her coming down to supper anyway.
(d) Her remaining in bed for several days.

4. The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________.
(a) Ethan's bankruptcy.
(b) The death of Ethan's horses.
(c) Mattie's rejection of Ethan.
(d) An unhappy reunion with Zeena.

5. Because Ethan is too afraid to touch Mattie, he settles for _______________________________.
(a) Kissing the fabric she is sewing.
(b) Holding her hands while they talk.
(c) Kissing the cat on the head.
(d) Pressing his cheek against hers.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Mattie, Ethan feels ____________________.

2. Ethan's mother suggested she was listening to ___________________________.

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

4. How does Zeena find the broken pickle dish?

5. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.

(see the answer key)

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