1. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.
(a) Zeena feels compassion for Mattie's position.
(b) Zeena's doctor has recommended she get help with the housework.
(c) Ethan insists they help Mattie.
(d) Zeena refuses to do housework now that she is married.

2. Ethan dreads Zeena's trips to the doctor because _____________________________.
(a) They cost so much.
(b) She returns sicker than she was when she left.
(c) She never trusts what the doctors say.
(d) He does not believe she is sick.

3. While they walk home, Ethan expresses his concern that Mattie will __________________________.
(a) Leave them soon to get married.
(b) Leave them soon to find another job.
(c) Get a bad reputation for dancing with so many men.
(d) Get a cold from walking home so often.

4. Mattie is afraid ______________________________________________.
(a) She is growing old.
(b) She will be sent away from the Fromes with no other place to go.
(c) She is not strong enough to take care of Zeena.
(d) She will never find love in Starkfield.

5. Mattie is encouraged to enjoy evenings out because _______________________________.
(a) She is a nuisance in the Frome's home.
(b) She is an unpaid aid in the Frome's home, and might be unhappy otherwise.
(c) She has threatened to leave the Fromes many times, and they wish to keep her happy.
(d) She has frequently complained of missing her old life of leisure and revelry.