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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ethan believes the elm ________________________________.
(a) Knows their plans and waits for them.
(b) Is an obstacle to his happiness.
(c) Mocks him.
(d) Is somehow refusing their plans.

3. Later, Zeena insisted _____________________________________.
(a) On bringing Mattie over to the Hales' to visit.
(b) On bringing Mattie back to the Fromes' house.
(c) On bringing Mattie to the train herself.
(d) On bringing Mattie her trunk so she could have her things.

4. When Zeena arrives home, she ______________________________.
(a) Tells Mattie she has hired a new girl.
(b) Demands that Mattie make dinner immediately.
(c) Leaves again to visit the town doctor.
(d) Goes right to her room without saying anything.

5. Why does Ethan insist on sitting in the front of the sled?
(a) He wants to feel the air in his face.
(b) He wants to be able to steer the sled.
(c) He wants to feel Mattie's arms around him.
(d) He wants to absorb the shock when they hit the elm.

6. Secretly, Ethan wanted to put off his trip into town because it meant _________________________________.
(a) He could send Jotham to pick up Zeena from the Flats.
(b) He could speak to Andrew Hale about money again.
(c) He could help Mattie clean up the breakfast dishes.
(d) He could go home and spend the day with Mattie.

7. 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.

8. When Zeena suggests that Mattie has "taken from her" the one she cared about most of all, she is referring to _____________________________.
(a) The cat.
(b) Her red pickle dish.
(c) Mattie's father.
(d) A tea towel.

9. Ethan needs to go into town to run what errand?
(a) He needs to pick up the hired girl from the train station.
(b) He needs to pick up Zeena's medicine.
(c) He needs to buy a new dish for Zeena.
(d) He needs to buy glue to fix the pickle dish.

10. Throughout the morning, Ethan continues to feel a spirit of ______________________.
(a) Meanness.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Rebellion.

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

12. What happens to Ethan's horse?
(a) The horse broke its back under the heavy lumber load.
(b) The horse slipped and cut its knee.
(c) The horse was ill because it was not properly cared for.
(d) The horse slipped and broke its leg.

13. Zeena claims the need for a hired girl forces her to ___________________________.
(a) Build a second bedroom.
(b) Send Mattie away.
(c) Borrow money.
(d) Refuse to pay Mattie's wages.

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

15. After the accident, Ethan thinks he hears _____________________________.
(a) Zeena calling him home.
(b) Mattie calling for him.
(c) A wounded animal crying.
(d) A bird singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

2. As they head into town, Ethan points out ____________________________________________.

3. What reminds Ethan of Mattie as he walks to town?

4. Why has Mattie's disposition changed over the years?

5. Zeena instructs Jotham Powell to ________________________________________.

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