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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What solution does Mattie propose to their situation?
(a) Mattie proposes they visit one another.
(b) Mattie proposes they sled into the elm tree, killing themselves.
(c) Mattie proposes they leave together, even without any money.
(d) Mattie proposes they drive Zeena away.

2. How does Zeena find the broken pickle dish?
(a) She finds pieces of it in the trash.
(b) She finds it when she goes looking for medicinal powders.
(c) She finds it when she goes to unpack her clothing.
(d) She finds it when the cat brings pieces of it into the kitchen.

3. What emotion does Ethan feel over his argument with Zeena?
(a) Relief.
(b) Joy.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Shame.

4. What does Zeena claim the doctor has ordered her to do?
(a) Travel to the next town to see another doctor.
(b) Stay in bed.
(c) Take in a hired girl to help around the house.
(d) Remove all stress from her daily life.

5. When Ethan sees Zeena he is moved by what emotion?
(a) Lust.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

6. What happens to Ethan's horse?
(a) The horse broke its back under the heavy lumber load.
(b) The horse slipped and broke its leg.
(c) The horse slipped and cut its knee.
(d) The horse was ill because it was not properly cared for.

7. Wharton describes Ethan's mood as ________________________.
(a) Hesitantly happy.
(b) Cautiously optimistic.
(c) Irrationally happy.
(d) Irrationally fearful.

8. When the narrator arrives at Ethan's house he finds ___________________________________.
(a) The house is dark and deserted.
(b) Only Zeena waiting for Ethan.
(c) Two women waiting for Ethan.
(d) Only Mattie waiting for Ethan.

9. What excuse does Zeena use to try to keep Ethan from driving Mattie to the train?
(a) She claims he needs to fix the stove in his study.
(b) She claims he needs to fix the stove in Mattie's room.
(c) She claims Mattie does not want him to drive her.
(d) She claims she is feeling her sickness coming on again.

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

11. Zeena instructs Jotham Powell to ________________________________________.
(a) Take Mattie to the train when he goes to pick up the hired girl.
(b) Carry Mattie's trunk to the sleigh.
(c) Search Mattie's belongings for Zeena's missing items.
(d) Take Mattie into town and leave her there.

12. Before they strike the elm, Ethan has a last vision of __________________________.
(a) Zeena's face.
(b) Mattie's face.
(c) The cemetery by his home.
(d) His mother.

13. How does Zeena reply to Mattie's remarks?
(a) Zeena tells Ethan to quiet Mattie.
(b) Zeena tells Mattie to hush.
(c) Zeena does not speak at all.
(d) Zeena leaves the room angrily.

14. When Ethan returns to Mattie, he tells her _______________________________.
(a) She must be married as soon as possible.
(b) He will be leaving with her the following day.
(c) He has never loved Zeena.
(d) She must leave the following day.

15. Ethan's room is unusable for several months of the year because ______________________________________.
(a) Zeena uses it for storage.
(b) Zeena uses it as a sewing room in the winter.
(c) He had to move the stove to Mattie's room, so the study has no heat.
(d) It faces the sunlight in the west.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day's bad weather foreshadows _________________________.

2. Ethan invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.

3. Why is the lumber especially hard for Ethan to load?

4. Ethan finds Zeena _______________________________.

5. After the accident, Ethan thinks he hears _____________________________.

(see the answer keys)

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