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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan and Mattie discuss the marriage of ________________________.
(a) Ethan and Zeena.
(b) Jothan and Mattie.
(c) Mattie and Denis.
(d) Ned and Ruth.

2. Ethan immediately regrets telling Zeena he will get money from Mr. Hale because ________________________________________.
(a) Zeena will demand cash as soon as she arrives home.
(b) Zeena will want to spend it on herself in town.
(c) Zeena will want to spend it on whatever the doctor recommends.
(d) Zeena will want to use the cash to pay Mattie.

3. Ethan is dismayed to find ________________________.
(a) Mattie dancing happily with the grocer's son.
(b) Mattie is forced to dance with an undesirable partner.
(c) Mattie standing alone in a corner.
(d) Mattie has disappeared into the crowd.

4. In his study, Ethan toys with the idea of ________________________________________.
(a) Selling the farm so he can follow Mattie.
(b) Firing Jotham Powell so he can afford to keep Mattie.
(c) Writing down his feelings for Mattie.
(d) Writing Zeena a goodbye letter and leaving with Mattie.

5. Ethan claims he continues to mention Mattie's eventual marriage because __________________________________.
(a) He is burning with jealousy.
(b) He is trying to get used to the idea.
(c) Zeena wants him to encourage Mattie to leave.
(d) He wants her to swear she will never marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.

2. Why isn't Zeena fooled by Ethan's claim that the cat broke her pickle dish?

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

4. Ethan cannot buy glue from Michael Eady's store because _______________________________.

5. What pleasure do Mattie and Ethan allow themselves before the train comes?

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