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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan feels his misery is mocked by ________________________________.
(a) The decaying state of his home.
(b) The beauty of the day outside.
(c) Zeena's renewed energy.
(d) Denis Eady and his young friends.

2. While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________.
(a) Polishes the pickle dish.
(b) Sews in the kitchen.
(c) Sews near the lamp.
(d) Glues the dish back together.

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

4. In the morning, Ethan convinces himself that ________________________________.
(a) Zeena might change her mind about Mattie leaving.
(b) Zeena was lying about hiring another girl.
(c) Mattie does not know she has to leave.
(d) Mattie will be better off with her relatives.

5. Ethan returns home early because ___________________________________________.
(a) He is afraid to face Mr. Hale and ask for money.
(b) He cannot get the horses to town safely.
(c) He is afraid there will be trouble between Mattie and Zeena.
(d) He is afraid Jotham Powell will suspect his love for Mattie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan claims he needs to collect money from Mr. Hale because ____________________________________.

2. Wharton compares Mattie's hair to "a drift of mist on the moon," which suggests ___________________________.

3. Mattie confesses her fear that ____________________________.

4. Ethan claims sledding is dangerous on a night like this one because ___________________________________.

5. At the end of the chapter, Ethan's last thoughts are about _____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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