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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. Why is the lumber especially hard for Ethan to load?
(a) The tree trunks keep breaking.
(b) The wagon is too short to carry them.
(c) The tree trunks are slippery.
(d) The logs are frozen together.

2. When they are alone outside together, Ethan tells Mattie __________________________________.
(a) That he will send her trunk along after she is settled somewhere.
(b) That he will never see her again after tonight.
(c) That he will drive her to the train himself.
(d) That Zeena knows all about their love for each other.

3. Ethan returns home to find _____________________________________.
(a) Mattie has gone into town to seek a job.
(b) Zeena sick in bed while Mattie nurses her.
(c) Zeena reading a book while Mattie struggles with her heavy trunk.
(d) Mattie has already left for the train station.

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

5. Ethan believes Mattie understands ________________________________.
(a) His desire to keep Zeena from arriving at home.
(b) His unwillingness to help her around the house.
(c) His need to get the lumber delivered.
(d) His urgency to be alone with her again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena objects to doctors' suggestions ___________________________.

2. Ethan believes the elm ________________________________.

3. As they head into town, Ethan points out ____________________________________________.

4. Ethan does not ask the Hales for money because _____________________________________.

5. Who confesses the truth about the broken dish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues does Ethan have that Zeena's return will not be a pleasant one?

2. Why isn't Ethan prepared for Zeena's arrival when he gets home?

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

4. Why is Mattie forced to move her trunk by herself until Ethan comes to help her?

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

6. How do Zeena and Mattie get along after the accident?

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

8. What might the weather foreshadow about Ethan's plans for the day?

9. In what way would Ethan have "lived" if Mattie had died, according to Mrs. Hale?

10. What generally happens when Ethan tries to be dishonest?

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