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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ethan feels too constrained to try to touch Mattie inside the house because ____________________________________________.
(a) The house has too many implications of order and conformity.
(b) The house reminds him of his wedding day.
(c) The house has too many happy memories of Zeena.
(d) The house seems to store up guilt and confessions.

2. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(b) He has to rebuild the fire.
(c) He has to tend to the horses.
(d) He has work to do in his study.

3. Ethan enjoys following Zeena's orders at first because ___________________________________________.
(a) They free him of responsibility to his home and family.
(b) They remind him of when his mother was alive and well.
(c) They free him to leave the house and go about his business.
(d) He cannot run the farm without her help.

4. Zeena has packed her bag in order to _________________________________.
(a) Travel to the Flats to pick up a hired girl.
(b) Bring Mattie to the train station.
(c) Travel to Bettsbridge to see a new doctor.
(d) Threaten to leave Ethan.

5. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.
(a) Five years.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan recognizes Mattie by her _________________________.

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

3. When Ethan arrives, he ____________________________.

4. Ethan's love of nature does not extend to ___________________.

5. At the end of the chapter, Ethan's last thoughts are about _____________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ethan doing before he returned to Starkfield?

2. Why does Ethan give up on the hope of money from Andrew Hale?

3. Why are Ethan and Mattie continually reminded of Zeena?

4. If winter has kept him "frozen" in the same old patterns, what might the coming spring promise for Ethan Frome?

5. Why does Mattie feel she may have displeased Zeena?

6. Describe Zeena Frome.

7. What images might foreshadow trouble or death in the chapter?

8. What, according to Ethan, is responsible for the biggest change in Mattie since she arrived in Starkfield?

9. What concerns does Ethan Frome express about Mattie Silver throughout the chapter?

10. What is ironic about Mattie's greeting when Ethan arrives home?

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