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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan looks forward to the walks to meet Mattie because ______________________________.
(a) These are the only opportunities he has to be alone with her.
(b) They allow him to socialize with the townspeople.
(c) He needs the exercise.
(d) These are his only opportunities to be alone at night.

2. Ethan now sees the cemetery as ____________________________.
(a) The promise of excitement and the unknown.
(b) The threat of death.
(c) The threat of stagnancy.
(d) The promise of continuance and stability.

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

4. What word does Zeena use to describe the state of her health?
(a) She says she has complications.
(b) She says she has vapors.
(c) She says she has tremors.
(d) She says she has troubles.

5. Zeena is described as an old woman, although she is ____________________________.
(a) Only twenty-seven years old.
(b) Only thirty-five years old.
(c) Only twenty-five years old.
(d) Only twenty-eight years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?

2. When Zeena arrives home, she ______________________________.

3. Ethan hopes that the bad roads or a late train might cause him to __________________________.

4. The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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