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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.
(a) Cautiously optimistic.
(b) Hesitantly happy.
(c) Irrationally happy.
(d) Irrationally fearful.

2. According to Ruth Hale, who suffers most at the Fromes' house?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Jotham.
(c) Mattie.
(d) Zeena.

3. Why does Ethan think Zeena has not arrived at home yet?
(a) Mattie tells him they are still alone together.
(b) The sorrel is not in the barn, so he believes they have not arrived.
(c) Jotham Powell hides the sorrel until Ehtan goes into the house.
(d) Zeena tells Jotham to put the sorrel away where Ethan will not see it.

4. What task do Ethan and Mattie carry out together?
(a) They carry Mattie's trunk out to the sleigh.
(b) They clean up the room for the hired girl.
(c) They carry Zeena's rocking chair over to the window.
(d) They carry Zeena out ot the sleigh.

5. Who, from the description Wharton offers, appears to be the healthier of the women?
(a) Zeena.
(b) Ruth Varnum.
(c) Mattie.
(d) The hired girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the accident, Ethan thinks he hears _____________________________.

2. What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie?

3. When Zeena opens the door, Ethan is surprised by _______________________.

4. Mattie worries that Zeena ______________________________.

5. Ethan needs to go into town to run what errand?

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