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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 asks Mattie _________________________________.
(a) If she wants to continue working for him.
(b) If she would like to leave Starkfield with him.
(c) If she loves him.
(d) If she would like to go coasting some night.

2. Most of their quiet or intimate moments are interrupted by _____________________.
(a) Zeena.
(b) The cat.
(c) The wind.
(d) The dog.

3. Who almost runs into the elm when sledding?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hale.
(b) Mattie Silver and Denis Eady.
(c) Ned Hale and Ruth Varnum.
(d) Zeena and Ethan Frome.

4. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.
(a) A year.
(b) One month.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six months.

5. Ethan and Mattie do not go sledding that evening because ___________________________.
(a) Mattie forgot their plans to go sledding.
(b) It is too dark outside.
(c) It is too cold outside.
(d) Ethan forgot their plans to go sledding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan claims sledding is dangerous on a night like this one because ___________________________________.

2. When Ethan and Mattie arrive at home, they cannot find _______________________.

3. Though Ethan's studies were brief, the author states that he became aware of

4. Who visited Mattie while Ethan was away during the day?

5. Ethan is please to find that ______________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Zeena's appearance when she opens the door for Ethan and Mattie.

2. Why is Ethan afraid to be alone on the farm?

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

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

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

6. What was Ethan doing before he returned to Starkfield?

7. Why does Mattie feel she may have displeased Zeena?

8. Describe Zeena Frome.

9. Why is Ethan concerned about Zeena's behavior toward himself and Mattie?

10. Why is Zeena traveling to Bettsbridge?

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