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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 too constrained to try to touch Mattie inside the house because ____________________________________________.
(a) The house has too many happy memories of Zeena.
(b) The house has too many implications of order and conformity.
(c) The house reminds him of his wedding day.
(d) The house seems to store up guilt and confessions.

2. What word best describes the mood of the scene between Ethan and Mattie?
(a) Expectant.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Somber.

3. Throughout the morning, Ethan continues to feel a spirit of ______________________.
(a) Meanness.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Rebellion.

4. Ethan claims he needs to collect money from Mr. Hale because ____________________________________.
(a) He needs an excuse to buy Mattie a gift.
(b) He needs an excuse to avoid driving Zeena to the Flats.
(c) He needs an excuse to get Jotham Powell out of the house.
(d) He needs an excuse to visit Mr. Hale.

5. Ethan asks Mattie to sit in Zeena's chair because _____________________________.
(a) He can not hear her from across the room.
(b) He wants to pretend they are married.
(c) He cannot see her from where he sits.
(d) He wants to see how she would look there in place of his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mattie quickly moves from Zeena's chair as if ____________________________________.

3. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

4. Ethan's goal is to reach Starkfield ____________________________.

5. Ethan believes that Zeena's one pleasure is __________________________________.

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