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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. Zeena has only made arrangements for _____________________.
(a) Mattie's room and board.
(b) Mattie's financial obligations.
(c) Mattie's future employment.
(d) Mattie's trunk.

2. Ethan's goal is to reach Starkfield ____________________________.
(a) Before Zeena knows he has left the house.
(b) Before Mr. Hale can find out Ethan is looking for him.
(c) Before Mr. Hale has left for work.
(d) Before it gets dark.

3. What excuse does Zeena use to try to keep Ethan from driving Mattie to the train?
(a) She claims he needs to fix the stove in his study.
(b) She claims Mattie does not want him to drive her.
(c) She claims he needs to fix the stove in Mattie's room.
(d) She claims she is feeling her sickness coming on again.

4. Why does Ethan insist on sitting in the front of the sled?
(a) He wants to feel Mattie's arms around him.
(b) He wants to absorb the shock when they hit the elm.
(c) He wants to feel the air in his face.
(d) He wants to be able to steer the sled.

5. What word does Zeena use to describe the state of her health?
(a) She says she has vapors.
(b) She says she has tremors.
(c) She says she has complications.
(d) She says she has troubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan returns home to find _____________________________________.

2. Ethan senses something went wrong with Zeena because _______________________________.

3. When Zeena suggests that Mattie has "taken from her" the one she cared about most of all, she is referring to _____________________________.

4. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has given Zeena a new air of authority?

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

7. What does Zeena spend her time doing since the accident?

8. Why does Ruth Hale believe Ethan Frome suffers so badly?

9. How is Ethan once again annoyed by Denis Eady in Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer keys)

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