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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie confesses her fear that ____________________________.
(a) Zeena is displeased with her.
(b) Ethan has fallen in love with her.
(c) Zeena will know about their evening together.
(d) She will have to marry Denis Eady.

2. Ethan cannot buy glue from Michael Eady's store because _______________________________.
(a) Denis refuses to sell it to him.
(b) Eady's store is not open.
(c) Eady's wife would report it to Zeena.
(d) Denis cannot find it.

3. Ethan makes Mattie uncomfortable when he mentions __________________________________.
(a) Ruth and Ned kissing behind the trees.
(b) Denis Eady coming to visit her at the house.
(c) How beautiful she looks under the lamp.
(d) Her clumsiness with the pickle dish.

4. What gives Ethan's kitchen a "homelike look?"
(a) The new stove Ethan put in.
(b) Mattie's cleaning.
(c) Flowers Ethan brings for Mattie.
(d) Zeena's absence.

5. Ethan finds that Zeena's refusal to eat is usually followed by ___________________________________.
(a) Her remaining in bed for several days.
(b) Her refusal to speak to him.
(c) Her coming down to supper anyway.
(d) An increase in her symptoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mattie tried stenography and bookkeeping, _________________________________.

2. Though Ethan's studies were brief, the author states that he became aware of

3. What emotion does Ethan feel over his argument with Zeena?

4. In his study, Ethan toys with the idea of ________________________________________.

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

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