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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan knows he cannot leave Starkfield with Mattie because ________________________________________.
(a) Zeena's family would prevent him from leaving.
(b) He has no money, and no way of borrowing any in town.
(c) Mattie would not want to leave town in disgrace.
(d) Underneath it all, he still loves Zeena.

2. When Ethan returns to Mattie, he tells her _______________________________.
(a) She must leave the following day.
(b) He has never loved Zeena.
(c) She must be married as soon as possible.
(d) He will be leaving with her the following day.

3. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.
(a) Zeena's heart.
(b) The landscape of Starkfield.
(c) A vault after the dry cold of a night.
(d) A darkened hearth.

4. Why isn't Zeena fooled by Ethan's claim that the cat broke her pickle dish?
(a) Zeena found the pieces placed carefully back together.
(b) Zeena knows Mattie used the dish.
(c) Zeena never believes her cat can cause harm.
(d) Zeena found the glue Ethan brought home.

5. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.
(a) Interrupts the dance to find Mattie.
(b) Hides in the shadows outside the church.
(c) Enters the dance and enjoys watching the revelers.
(d) Interrupts Mattie's dance with a man from town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

2. Ethan's room is unusable for several months of the year because ______________________________________.

3. Ethan is intimidated by Michael Eady because _________________________.

4. Ethan asks Mattie to sit in Zeena's chair because _____________________________.

5. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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