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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.
(a) Irrationally fearful.
(b) Irrationally happy.
(c) Hesitantly happy.
(d) Cautiously optimistic.

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

5. What emotion does Ethan feel over his argument with Zeena?
(a) Joy.
(b) Shame.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Relief.

6. How does Zeena find the broken pickle dish?
(a) She finds it when the cat brings pieces of it into the kitchen.
(b) She finds it when she goes looking for medicinal powders.
(c) She finds pieces of it in the trash.
(d) She finds it when she goes to unpack her clothing.

7. When Ethan returns to Mattie, he tells her _______________________________.
(a) She must be married as soon as possible.
(b) He will be leaving with her the following day.
(c) She must leave the following day.
(d) He has never loved Zeena.

8. What emotion does Mrs. Hale express for Ethan?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Indifference.

9. Why isn't Zeena fooled by Ethan's claim that the cat broke her pickle dish?
(a) Zeena found the glue Ethan brought home.
(b) Zeena found the pieces placed carefully back together.
(c) Zeena never believes her cat can cause harm.
(d) Zeena knows Mattie used the dish.

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

11. Why does Ethan think Zeena has not arrived at home yet?
(a) Jotham Powell hides the sorrel until Ehtan goes into the house.
(b) The sorrel is not in the barn, so he believes they have not arrived.
(c) Zeena tells Jotham to put the sorrel away where Ethan will not see it.
(d) Mattie tells him they are still alone together.

12. Ethan finds Mattie crying because __________________________________.
(a) She felt guilty over stealing Zeena's belongings.
(b) She was worried about taking the train.
(c) She was disappointed in herself.
(d) She thought she would never see Ethan again.

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

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

15. The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________.
(a) Ethan's bankruptcy.
(b) Mattie's rejection of Ethan.
(c) The death of Ethan's horses.
(d) An unhappy reunion with Zeena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie is revealed when Zeena presses Ethan to pay for a hired girl?

2. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

3. What does Zeena claim the doctor has ordered her to do?

4. What word does Zeena use to describe the state of her health?

5. Whose presence at breakfast compels Ethan to hide his happiness at being alone with Mattie?

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