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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they head into town, Ethan points out ____________________________________________.
(a) Several places where he and Mattie had been together.
(b) A place where they might hide out from Zeena.
(c) Several places Mattie might go after leaving Starkfield.
(d) The positive aspects of Mattie's situation.

2. Why has no stranger set foot in the Fromes' house in twenty years?
(a) Ethan Frome has grown angry and unfriendly.
(b) Ethan Frome is too ashamed of Zeena and Mattie.
(c) Ethan Frome is too proud to let anyone see how he lives.
(d) Ethan Frome is too ashamed of his past actions to entertain friends.

3. What clues suggest the Fromes are very poor?
(a) The lack of food and fire.
(b) The broken dishes and poor furnishings.
(c) Their refusal to offer the narrator food or shelter.
(d) The skinny women and the lack of shelter.

4. Zeena's family gave Mattie ____________________________.
(a) Money to start a new life for herself.
(b) Plenty of help, but she rejected them.
(c) Plenty of advice but little help.
(d) Plenty of money and advice.

5. In his anguish, Ethan finds the nerve to _____________________.
(a) Stand up to Zeena.
(b) Tell Mattie she is no longer welcome.
(c) Kiss Mattie.
(d) Demand money from Andrew Hale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie's note to Ethan reads ___________________________.

2. Ethan recalls that Mattie's few belongings had _____________________________________.

3. How does Zeena reply to Mattie's remarks?

4. Because Ethan is too afraid to touch Mattie, he settles for _______________________________.

5. What does Mattie plan to do after leaving Starkfield?

(see the answer key)

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