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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan's love of nature does not extend to ___________________.
(a) Lumber.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Animals.
(d) Astronomy.

2. Ethan and Jotham put off their trip into town because ________________________.
(a) The roads were melting and muddy.
(b) A heavy snow was falling.
(c) The roads were icy.
(d) The roads were flooded.

3. Wharton describes Zeena as possessing an air of ___________________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Authority.
(d) Tragedy.

4. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.
(a) That she seems eager to find a husband in the crowd.
(b) That she uses gestures he has never seen before.
(c) That she uses the same gestures with other men that she uses with him.
(d) That she seems detached and uninterested in other men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan claims sledding is dangerous on a night like this one because ___________________________________.

2. When Ethan returns to Mattie, he tells her _______________________________.

3. Ethan hopes that the bad roads or a late train might cause him to __________________________.

4. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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