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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. What does Mattie plan to do after leaving Starkfield?
(a) She will try to go back to college.
(b) She will try to get a job in a store.
(c) She will try to connect with her family.
(d) She will try to get hired as a maid.

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

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

4. When the narrator arrives at Ethan's house he finds ___________________________________.
(a) The house is dark and deserted.
(b) Two women waiting for Ethan.
(c) Only Mattie waiting for Ethan.
(d) Only Zeena waiting for Ethan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Hale only visit the Fromes twice a year?

2. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

3. What surprises Mrs. Hale and her mother?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspires Ethan to try to leave Zeena?

2. What is the one rebellion Ethan finally allows himself?

3. What reason does Ethan give Mattie for Zeena sending her away?

4. Who finally takes action to determine the outcome of Ethan and Mattie's situation?

5. What are Ethan and Mattie finally free to speak about openly now that Mattie is leaving?

6. Why is Ethan ashamed of his and Zeena's behavior in their room?

7. What is significant about Zeena's behavior that day?

8. What does Ethan claim about the state of his marriage in the letter to Zeena, and what does this show about Ethan's character?

9. How does Ethan's perception of Zeena change during their argument?

10. How does Mrs. Hale suggest the Fromes in the graveyard are different from the Fromes up at the farm?

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