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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan's mother suggested she was listening to ___________________________.
(a) The radio.
(b) Voices in her head.
(c) The television.
(d) Voices from the cemetery.

2. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.
(a) I'm sorry, Ethan.
(b) I'm leaving, Ethan.
(c) Don't try to find me, Ethan.
(d) Don't trouble, Ethan.

3. What happens to Ethan's horse?
(a) The horse slipped and cut its knee.
(b) The horse slipped and broke its leg.
(c) The horse was ill because it was not properly cared for.
(d) The horse broke its back under the heavy lumber load.

4. Ethan does his clearest thinking while _______________________________.
(a) Driving the lumber to town.
(b) Feeding the horses.
(c) Working familiar outdoor tasks.
(d) Talking to Zeena.

5. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?
(a) He throws the dish away.
(b) He uses flour paste to fix the dish.
(c) He uses wood glue from his shed to fix the dish.
(d) He buys it at another store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena finally stopped criticizing Mattie when __________________________________.

2. Zeena may have become sickly because ______________________________.

3. When Ethan sees Zeena he is moved by what emotion?

4. Ethan believes Mattie understands ________________________________.

5. What is happening at the church at midnight?

(see the answer key)

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