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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan's love of nature does not extend to ___________________.
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Animals.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Lumber.

2. How has Mattie changed her appearance for Ethan?
(a) She has tied a red ribbon in her hair.
(b) She has worn a bonnet on her head.
(c) She has worn her best dress.
(d) She has borrowed on of Zeena's dresses.

3. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.
(a) That she uses gestures he has never seen before.
(b) That she seems eager to find a husband in the crowd.
(c) That she uses the same gestures with other men that she uses with him.
(d) That she seems detached and uninterested in other men.

4. Most of the story takes place during which season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

5. Zeena's family is offended by Mattie's father because _______________________________________.
(a) He moved away from the hills and never spoke to them again.
(b) He moved west during the Gold Rush.
(c) He moved to Connecticut and got an education.
(d) He moved to Connecticut and became financially successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan and Mattie talk frankly for the first time about __________________.

2. Because Ethan is too afraid to touch Mattie, he settles for _______________________________.

3. Ethan dreads Zeena's trips to the doctor because _____________________________.

4. How is the pickle dish broken?

5. Ethan now sees the cemetery as ____________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Zeena stayed up waiting for Ethan and Mattie?

2. What is ironic about Mattie's greeting when Ethan arrives home?

3. Why does Ethan mention to Mattie that he saw Ned and Ruth kissing earlier?

4. Why does Zeena's family refuse to help Mattie when her father dies?

5. What, according to Ethan, is responsible for the biggest change in Mattie since she arrived in Starkfield?

6. Why doesn't Ethan protest Zeena's costly doctor visit?

7. Why are Ethan and Mattie continually reminded of Zeena?

8. Why does Ethan find Zeena's silences unsettling?

9. Why did Ethan find it easier to put his arm around Mattie when they were outside together than when they are in his home?

10. Why is Mattie upset to learn that the Fromes expect her to leave them someday?

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