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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.
(a) Her coming down to supper anyway.
(b) An increase in her symptoms.
(c) Her remaining in bed for several days.
(d) Her refusal to speak to him.

2. Ethan's defeat is reflected in his ________________________________________________.
(a) Disappointment in Zeena's personality.
(b) Disappointment in Starkfield.
(c) Disappointment in the images of nature around him.
(d) Disappointment in Mattie's attitude.

3. Ethan feels his misery is mocked by ________________________________.
(a) Zeena's renewed energy.
(b) The decaying state of his home.
(c) The beauty of the day outside.
(d) Denis Eady and his young friends.

4. 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) He has never loved Zeena.
(d) She must leave the following day.

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

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

7. Why does the memory of the Fromes' place cause Mrs. Hale pain?
(a) Mrs. Hale remembers living with the Fromes briefly before her marriage.
(b) Mrs. Hale remembers when the house was well-kept by Ethan's mother.
(c) Mrs. Hale remembers Zeena throwing parties.
(d) Mrs. Hale remembers Mattie keeping the house clean.

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

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

10. What room did Ethan create for himself when he returned from college?
(a) A library.
(b) A storage room.
(c) A laboratory
(d) A study.

11. Why does Mrs. Hale only visit the Fromes twice a year?
(a) She thinks they blame her for the accident.
(b) She does not want others to know she associates with them.
(c) She thinks it pains them to have visitors.
(d) She does not want the Fromes to grown tired of her visits.

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

13. What surprises Mrs. Hale and her mother?
(a) The narrator's risking his safety in the storm.
(b) The narrator's desire to talk about the Fromes.
(c) The narrator's story of his night at the Fromes'.
(d) The narrator's refusal to speak of the Fromes.

14. Who has been worrying about the narrator's safety?
(a) Mattie Silver.
(b) Ethan Frome.
(c) Zeena Frome.
(d) Ruth Varnum Hale.

15. For Ethan, Zeena personifies ______________________________-.
(a) His love and support.
(b) All his triumphs and successes.
(c) His dishonesty and treachery.
(d) All his failures and humiliations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.

2. Ethan finds Zeena _______________________________.

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

4. Ethan's goal is to reach Starkfield ____________________________.

5. According to Ruth Hale, who suffers most at the Fromes' house?

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