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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan is please to find that ______________________________.
(a) He can marry Mattie when Zeena dies.
(b) He can share some of his passions with Mattie.
(c) He can tell Mattie of his troubles with Zeena.
(d) He can leave Mattie to take care of herself.

2. Ethan asks Mattie to sit in Zeena's chair because _____________________________.
(a) He cannot see her from where he sits.
(b) He wants to see how she would look there in place of his wife.
(c) He wants to pretend they are married.
(d) He can not hear her from across the room.

3. Ethan invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.
(a) He wants a neutral presence there since Zeena has returned.
(b) He wants an objective observer to hear Zeena's health complaints.
(c) He knows Zeena will not ask about money with Jotham there.
(d) He needs to talk to Jotham about his work.

4. Ethan's love of nature does not extend to ___________________.
(a) Lumber.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Animals.
(d) Agriculture.

5. Wharton describes Zeena as possessing an air of ___________________.
(a) Authority.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been worrying about the narrator's safety?

2. After the accident, the town ___________________________________.

3. Ethan intends to hurry home for dinner so that __________________________________-.

4. Ethan recalls that Mattie's few belongings had _____________________________________.

5. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.

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