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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What motif continues to suggest a promise of happiness or well-being for Ethan at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) The motif of water.
(b) The motif of color.
(c) The motif of light.
(d) The motif of darkness.

2. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.
(a) Five years.
(b) One month.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

3. When Ethan returned to Starkfield, he missed ____________________________.
(a) Dances where he might meet girls.
(b) The chance to study astronomy.
(c) Friendly interactions with his classmates.
(d) The chance to discuss business among men.

4. While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________.
(a) Sews near the lamp.
(b) Sews in the kitchen.
(c) Polishes the pickle dish.
(d) Glues the dish back together.

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

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

7. How is the pickle dish broken?
(a) Mattie knocks it off the table.
(b) The cat knocks it off the table.
(c) The dog knocks it off the table.
(d) Ethan knocks it off the table.

8. Zeena's family gave Mattie ____________________________.
(a) Plenty of money and advice.
(b) Plenty of advice but little help.
(c) Money to start a new life for herself.
(d) Plenty of help, but she rejected them.

9. Ethan claims sledding is dangerous on a night like this one because ___________________________________.
(a) It is so cold that he would not be able to steer the sled.
(b) It is so dark that they might hit the elm tree.
(c) It is bad luck to sled when there is no moon outside.
(d) It is so dark that they might not find their way home.

10. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has work to do in his study.
(b) He has to tend to the horses.
(c) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(d) He has to rebuild the fire.

11. Which of her partners offers Mattie a ride home?
(a) Jothan Powell.
(b) Denis Eady.
(c) Lawyer Varnum.
(d) Andrew Hale.

12. 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.

13. Zeena finally stopped criticizing Mattie when __________________________________.
(a) Mattie grew silent and obedient.
(b) Mattie begged Zeena's forgiveness.
(c) Mattie asked Zeena to train her properly.
(d) Mattie grew stronger and more competent.

14. Mattie's only skills include _______________________________________.
(a) Making dresses and singing.
(b) Making candy, playing piano minimally, and reciting poetry.
(c) Book-keeping and clerical work.
(d) Making medicine, nursing others, and household chores.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeena still awake when Ethan and Mattie arrive at home?

2. Because Ethan is too afraid to touch Mattie, he settles for _______________________________.

3. Mattie confesses her fear that ____________________________.

4. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?

5. Ethan's mother suggested she was listening to ___________________________.

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