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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening at the church at midnight?
(a) The church social is taking place.
(b) The church services are taking place.
(c) Christmas Eve is being celebrated.
(d) A town meeting is taking place.

2. Ethan does his clearest thinking while _______________________________.
(a) Driving the lumber to town.
(b) Working familiar outdoor tasks.
(c) Feeding the horses.
(d) Talking to Zeena.

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

4. Ethan puts his arm around Mattie ________________________.
(a) To show her his intentions.
(b) To demonstrate his ownership of her to Denis Eady.
(c) To steady her as they walk.
(d) To console her.

5. Wharton compares the darkened farmhouses to ________________.
(a) Gravestones.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Haunted houses.
(d) Sanctuaries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Fromes take Mattie into their home because ____________________________________.

3. Mattie lives with the Fromes because ____________________________.

4. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.

5. Mattie is afraid ______________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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