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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan resists following his wife upstairs because __________________________________________.
(a) He does not want Mattie to be left downstairs alone.
(b) He does not want Mattie to see him show kindness to Zeena.
(c) He does not want Mattie to watch them go up to bed together.
(d) He does not want to give in to Zeena's demands.

2. Ethan is unpleasantly surprised when his wife notices __________________________________.
(a) That he has taken to sleeping in his office.
(b) That he is envious of Michael Eady.
(c) That he has taken to shaving every day since Mattie arrived.
(d) That he is always late for work since Mattie arrived.

3. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.
(a) That she uses gestures he has never seen before.
(b) That she seems eager to find a husband in the crowd.
(c) That she uses the same gestures with other men that she uses with him.
(d) That she seems detached and uninterested in other men.

4. When Ethan and Mattie arrive at home, they cannot find _______________________.
(a) The sled.
(b) The keys to the car.
(c) The key to the house.
(d) The key to the barn.

5. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(b) He has to tend to the horses.
(c) He has to rebuild the fire.
(d) He has work to do in his study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who almost runs into the elm when sledding?

2. Ethan is please to find that ______________________________.

3. Most of the story takes place during which season?

4. Ethan claims that Mattie did not see him outside the church because _____________________________________.

5. When Zeena opens the door, Ethan is surprised by _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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