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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wharton compares the darkened farmhouses to ________________.
(a) Gravestones.
(b) Sanctuaries.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Haunted houses.

2. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.
(a) Interrupts Mattie's dance with a man from town.
(b) Hides in the shadows outside the church.
(c) Interrupts the dance to find Mattie.
(d) Enters the dance and enjoys watching the revelers.

3. What gives Ethan's kitchen a "homelike look?"
(a) Mattie's cleaning.
(b) The new stove Ethan put in.
(c) Flowers Ethan brings for Mattie.
(d) Zeena's absence.

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

5. Zeena does not want to move from Starkfield because ________________________________________.
(a) She feels superior to the townspeople, and this gives her comfort.
(b) She loves the farm life.
(c) She feels threatened by the townspeople and is afraid to leave the house.
(d) She loves the town and its people.

6. With Mattie, Ethan feels ____________________.
(a) Pressure to succeed.
(b) Brave enough to stand up to his wife.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Understood.

7. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?
(a) Andrew Hale.
(b) Denis Eady.
(c) Jotham Powell.
(d) Daniel Byrne.

8. Ethan enjoys following Zeena's orders at first because ___________________________________________.
(a) They free him to leave the house and go about his business.
(b) They remind him of when his mother was alive and well.
(c) He cannot run the farm without her help.
(d) They free him of responsibility to his home and family.

9. Since the previous night, Ethan feels a sense of _______________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Dread.

10. What gives Ethan a sense of mastery at the end of the chapter?
(a) Giving Mattie orders.
(b) Quelling Mattie's fears over the broken pickle dish.
(c) Building a fire and cleaning up the house.
(d) Knowing he had deceived Zeena.

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

12. When Mattie tried stenography and bookkeeping, _________________________________.
(a) Her health broke down.
(b) Her attitude prevented her from succeeding.
(c) She had great success.
(d) She became valuable to her family members.

13. Wharton compares the chill in the Frome's kitchen to ______________________________.
(a) A vault after the dry cold of a night.
(b) Zeena's heart.
(c) A darkened hearth.
(d) The landscape of Starkfield.

14. What brought Ethan back to the farm, ending his studies at Worcester?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) His father's bankruptcy.
(d) His mother's suggestion that he get married.

15. What spark in Ethan had not been completely extinguished by the Starkfield winters?
(a) A spark of curiosity.
(b) A spark of sociability.
(c) A spark of life.
(d) A spark of industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena's family is offended by Mattie's father because _______________________________________.

2. Ethan is dismayed to find ________________________.

3. At the end of the chapter, Ethan's last thoughts are about _____________________________.

4. Ethan knows Zeena has made plans because _____________________________________.

5. Wharton compares Mattie's hair to "a drift of mist on the moon," which suggests ___________________________.

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