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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan knows he cannot leave Starkfield with Mattie because ________________________________________.
(a) He has no money, and no way of borrowing any in town.
(b) Zeena's family would prevent him from leaving.
(c) Underneath it all, he still loves Zeena.
(d) Mattie would not want to leave town in disgrace.

2. Why hasn't the fire been lit?
(a) Zeena fell asleep all afternoon and did not tend the fire.
(b) Zeena refused to light it until Ethan got home.
(c) Ethan cannot afford firewood.
(d) Mattie does not like the room to be kept warm.

3. As they head into town, Ethan points out ____________________________________________.
(a) Several places where he and Mattie had been together.
(b) The positive aspects of Mattie's situation.
(c) Several places Mattie might go after leaving Starkfield.
(d) A place where they might hide out from Zeena.

4. Ethan intends to hurry home for dinner so that __________________________________-.
(a) He can send Jotham can go home early.
(b) He can avoid seeing Zeena in town.
(c) He can serve Mattie instead of having her serve him.
(d) He can enjoy his last moments alone with Mattie before Zeena arrives.

5. The sled allows Ethan a feeling of ________________.
(a) Doom.
(b) Submission.
(c) Escape.
(d) Duty.

6. After the accident, the town ___________________________________.
(a) Gossiped about why Mattie and Ethan were sledding.
(b) Gathered to care for Mattie and Ethan.
(c) Reported Ethan and Mattie's behavior to Zeena.
(d) Turned against Ethan, Zeena, and Mattie.

7. Before they strike the elm, Ethan has a last vision of __________________________.
(a) Zeena's face.
(b) Mattie's face.
(c) The cemetery by his home.
(d) His mother.

8. How has Zeena changed since the accident?
(a) Zeena feels responsible for the accident, and this exaggerates her illness.
(b) Zeena has gained strength and now cares for Ethan and Mattie.
(c) Zeena has grown quiet like Ethan's mother.
(d) Zeena has grown affectionate and loving with Ethan.

9. When the narrator arrives at Ethan's house he finds ___________________________________.
(a) Only Mattie waiting for Ethan.
(b) Only Zeena waiting for Ethan.
(c) The house is dark and deserted.
(d) Two women waiting for Ethan.

10. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?
(a) He uses flour paste to fix the dish.
(b) He buys it at another store.
(c) He uses wood glue from his shed to fix the dish.
(d) He throws the dish away.

11. Whose presence at breakfast compels Ethan to hide his happiness at being alone with Mattie?
(a) Andrew Hale.
(b) Jotham Powell.
(c) Zeena.
(d) Ruth Farnum.

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

13. What lie is revealed when Zeena presses Ethan to pay for a hired girl?
(a) Ethan's lie that he needed to collect money from Andrew Hale.
(b) Mattie's lie about planning to be married.
(c) Zeena's lie about needing to see another doctor.
(d) Ethan's lie that he had loved Zeena when they were first married.

14. What task do Ethan and Mattie carry out together?
(a) They carry Zeena out ot the sleigh.
(b) They clean up the room for the hired girl.
(c) They carry Mattie's trunk out to the sleigh.
(d) They carry Zeena's rocking chair over to the window.

15. As he prepares the sorrel, Ethan remembers ______________________________.
(a) The day he drove to the station to meet Mattie.
(b) The day his mother died.
(c) The day he returned to Starkfield.
(d) The day he first brought Zeena home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan cannot buy glue from Michael Eady's store because _______________________________.

2. Ethan's defeat is reflected in his ________________________________________________.

3. Why has no stranger set foot in the Fromes' house in twenty years?

4. What emotion does Ethan feel over his argument with Zeena?

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

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