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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zeena instructs Jotham Powell to ________________________________________.
(a) Take Mattie into town and leave her there.
(b) Take Mattie to the train when he goes to pick up the hired girl.
(c) Search Mattie's belongings for Zeena's missing items.
(d) Carry Mattie's trunk to the sleigh.

2. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?
(a) Jotham Powell.
(b) Denis Eady.
(c) Andrew Hale.
(d) Daniel Byrne.

3. Ethan needs to go into town to run what errand?
(a) He needs to pick up Zeena's medicine.
(b) He needs to buy glue to fix the pickle dish.
(c) He needs to pick up the hired girl from the train station.
(d) He needs to buy a new dish for Zeena.

4. What gives Ethan's kitchen a "homelike look?"
(a) The new stove Ethan put in.
(b) Flowers Ethan brings for Mattie.
(c) Zeena's absence.
(d) Mattie's cleaning.

5. When the narrator arrives at Ethan's house he finds ___________________________________.
(a) Only Zeena waiting for Ethan.
(b) Only Mattie waiting for Ethan.
(c) The house is dark and deserted.
(d) Two women waiting for Ethan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mattie tried stenography and bookkeeping, _________________________________.

3. Why does Mrs. Hale only visit the Fromes twice a year?

4. Mattie's only skills include _______________________________________.

5. Ethan's goal is to reach Starkfield ____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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