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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his hurry to get be in the house with Mattie, Ethan neglects ________________________________.
(a) His own health.
(b) Caring for his horses.
(c) To deliver the lumber.
(d) Caring for Zeena.

2. Wharton describes Zeena as possessing an air of ___________________.
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Authority.

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

4. Zeena objects to doctors' suggestions ___________________________.
(a) That she have a psychological examination.
(b) That she have an operation.
(c) That she move to a warmer climate.
(d) That she has any sort of illness.

5. What new clues indicate Zeena's continued satisfaction over her victory?
(a) She is eats well and treats Jotham Powell with kindness.
(b) She is kind and affectionate to Ethan.
(c) She apologizes to Mattie for her earlier behavior.
(d) She declares that Mattie can keep the red pickle dish.

6. In his study, Ethan toys with the idea of ________________________________________.
(a) Firing Jotham Powell so he can afford to keep Mattie.
(b) Writing Zeena a goodbye letter and leaving with Mattie.
(c) Writing down his feelings for Mattie.
(d) Selling the farm so he can follow Mattie.

7. What pleasure do Mattie and Ethan allow themselves before the train comes?
(a) They write each other goodbye letters.
(b) They go sledding.
(c) They walk into town.
(d) They have coffee together.

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

9. In his anguish, Ethan finds the nerve to _____________________.
(a) Demand money from Andrew Hale.
(b) Stand up to Zeena.
(c) Tell Mattie she is no longer welcome.
(d) Kiss Mattie.

10. Ethan invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.
(a) He knows Zeena will not ask about money with Jotham there.
(b) He needs to talk to Jotham about his work.
(c) He wants a neutral presence there since Zeena has returned.
(d) He wants an objective observer to hear Zeena's health complaints.

11. What reminds Ethan of Mattie as he walks to town?
(a) The spot where he kissed her by the spruce trees.
(b) All the cheerful couples walking about town.
(c) All the sights and sounds of nature.
(d) The sled route they were to visit together.

12. What details does the narrator provide about the Fromes?
(a) He says he was given food and sent on his way.
(b) He says he was given dinner and slept in the barn.
(c) He says he does not wish to discuss the matter.
(d) He says he was treated with kindness and slept in the study.

13. After the sled accident, Mattie _____________________________________.
(a) Was brought to recover at the Hales' house.
(b) Was cast out again by Zeena and Ethan.
(c) Was cared for by the Eady family.
(d) Was sent back to her family in another town.

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

15. Ethan and Jotham put off their trip into town because ________________________.
(a) The roads were icy.
(b) The roads were melting and muddy.
(c) The roads were flooded.
(d) A heavy snow was falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Hale compare the remaining Fromes to at the end of the chapter?

2. What surprises Mrs. Hale and her mother?

3. How does Zeena find the broken pickle dish?

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

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

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