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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the morning, Ethan convinces himself that ________________________________.
(a) Zeena might change her mind about Mattie leaving.
(b) Mattie does not know she has to leave.
(c) Mattie will be better off with her relatives.
(d) Zeena was lying about hiring another girl.

2. What clues suggest the Fromes are very poor?
(a) The skinny women and the lack of shelter.
(b) The broken dishes and poor furnishings.
(c) The lack of food and fire.
(d) Their refusal to offer the narrator food or shelter.

3. Ethan and Mattie talk frankly for the first time about __________________.
(a) Zeena.
(b) Ethan's business.
(c) Their love for each other.
(d) Mattie's desire to leave.

4. What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Somber.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Expectant.

5. Why can't Ethan replace Zeena's pickle dish?
(a) It was a family heirloom.
(b) It came from Philadelphia.
(c) It was the last of its kind.
(d) It came from Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ethan's horse?

2. As he prepares the sorrel, Ethan remembers ______________________________.

3. Ethan returns home early because ___________________________________________.

4. Ethan enjoys following Zeena's orders at first because ___________________________________________.

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

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