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

2. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.
(a) I'm sorry, Ethan.
(b) I'm leaving, Ethan.
(c) Don't trouble, Ethan.
(d) Don't try to find me, Ethan.

3. Instead of asking the Hales for money, Ethan _________________________.
(a) Hides out in the barn.
(b) Goes home.
(c) Goes to the train station.
(d) Goes to visit Jotham Powell.

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

5. Ethan believes that Zeena's one pleasure is __________________________________.
(a) Inflicting pain on him.
(b) Helping others.
(c) Punishing the weak.
(d) Nursing her illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What pleasure do Mattie and Ethan allow themselves before the train comes?

3. In the morning, Ethan convinces himself that ________________________________.

4. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?

5. Why has Mattie's disposition changed over the years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Ethan and Mattie wish for, rather than living apart?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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