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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 task do Ethan and Mattie carry out together?
(a) They carry Mattie's trunk out to the sleigh.
(b) They carry Zeena's rocking chair over to the window.
(c) They clean up the room for the hired girl.
(d) They carry Zeena out ot the sleigh.

2. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.
(a) Irrationally fearful.
(b) Hesitantly happy.
(c) Cautiously optimistic.
(d) Irrationally happy.

3. What emotion does Ethan feel over his argument with Zeena?
(a) Shame.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Joy.
(d) Relief.

4. When Zeena arrives home, she ______________________________.
(a) Goes right to her room without saying anything.
(b) Leaves again to visit the town doctor.
(c) Tells Mattie she has hired a new girl.
(d) Demands that Mattie make dinner immediately.

5. Why has Mattie's disposition changed over the years?
(a) She has come to wish for her own death.
(b) She has suffered too much, and that has caused her to "sour."
(c) She has grown fond of Zeena.
(d) She has come to resent Ethan for his part in the accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena claims the need for a hired girl forces her to ___________________________.

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

3. Why does Ethan think Zeena has not arrived at home yet?

4. Who does Mrs. Hale compare the remaining Fromes to at the end of the chapter?

5. Ethan and Jotham put off their trip into town because ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Ethan willing to overlook his pride to renew his request for money from Andrew Hale?

3. Aside from Mattie, where does Ethan continue to find inspiration and beauty?

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

5. Why does Ethan perceive himself as impotent in his situation?

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

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

8. What inspires Ethan to try to leave Zeena?

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

10. What prevents Jotham from staying for dinner as he usually does, and why does this bother Ethan?

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