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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 invites Jotham to dinner because _______________________________________.
(a) He knows Zeena will not ask about money with Jotham there.
(b) He wants an objective observer to hear Zeena's health complaints.
(c) He needs to talk to Jotham about his work.
(d) He wants a neutral presence there since Zeena has returned.

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

3. Who has been worrying about the narrator's safety?
(a) Ruth Varnum Hale.
(b) Ethan Frome.
(c) Mattie Silver.
(d) Zeena Frome.

4. How does Ethan solve the glue problem?
(a) He uses wood glue from his shed to fix the dish.
(b) He uses flour paste to fix the dish.
(c) He throws the dish away.
(d) He buys it at another store.

5. What new clues indicate Zeena's continued satisfaction over her victory?
(a) She apologizes to Mattie for her earlier behavior.
(b) She declares that Mattie can keep the red pickle dish.
(c) She is eats well and treats Jotham Powell with kindness.
(d) She is kind and affectionate to Ethan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zeena suggests that Mattie has "taken from her" the one she cared about most of all, she is referring to _____________________________.

2. Zeena instructs Jotham Powell to ________________________________________.

3. What does Zeena claim the doctor has ordered her to do?

4. What solution does Mattie propose to their situation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan claim about the state of his marriage in the letter to Zeena, and what does this show about Ethan's character?

2. Why isn't Ethan prepared for Zeena's arrival when he gets home?

3. What are Ethan and Mattie finally free to speak about openly now that Mattie is leaving?

4. Why is Mattie forced to move her trunk by herself until Ethan comes to help her?

5. How does Ethan's perception of Zeena change during their argument?

6. What is significant about Zeena's behavior that day?

7. How do Zeena and Mattie get along after the accident?

8. What has given Zeena a new air of authority?

9. What generally happens when Ethan tries to be dishonest?

10. What is the one rebellion Ethan finally allows himself?

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