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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zeena's cat ____________________________.
(a) Claws at Mattie when she sits in Zeena's chair.
(b) Watches Ethan and hisses at him.
(c) Falls asleep on top of Mattie's sewing.
(d) Watches them through narrowed eyes.

2. Ethan cannot buy glue from Michael Eady's store because _______________________________.
(a) Denis cannot find it.
(b) Eady's wife would report it to Zeena.
(c) Denis refuses to sell it to him.
(d) Eady's store is not open.

3. Why does Ethan insist on sitting in the front of the sled?
(a) He wants to be able to steer the sled.
(b) He wants to absorb the shock when they hit the elm.
(c) He wants to feel the air in his face.
(d) He wants to feel Mattie's arms around him.

4. Ethan puts his arm around Mattie ________________________.
(a) To steady her as they walk.
(b) To show her his intentions.
(c) To console her.
(d) To demonstrate his ownership of her to Denis Eady.

5. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.
(a) That she uses the same gestures with other men that she uses with him.
(b) That she uses gestures he has never seen before.
(c) That she seems detached and uninterested in other men.
(d) That she seems eager to find a husband in the crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeena reply to Mattie's remarks?

2. Mattie confesses her fear that ____________________________.

3. When Ethan returned to Starkfield, he missed ____________________________.

4. Ethan is initially drawn to Zeena because __________________________________.

5. Ethan makes Mattie uncomfortable when he mentions __________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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