Ethan Frome Test Review

Specifically, where does Ethan hope to go with Mattie, but he cannot afford it?

• east coast
• out west
• down south
• up north

Type of story structure that presents a story within a story.

• narrative
• essay
• frame story 
• picture story

The tone throughout the novel Ethan Frome can be best described as

• hopeful and optimistic
• exciting and cheerful
• cheerless and depressing
• scary and suspenseful 

In the novel Ethan Frome, the cat symbolizes

• karma
• the devil
• Zeena
• Mattie

In the novel Ethan Frome, Mattie's red fascinator (scarf) and the red ribbon in her hair symbolize

• her impending death
• the impeding death she will cause
• the life and passion she brings into Ethan's world
• her religion

In the novel Ethan Frome, Ethan's run-down home symbolizes

• his ruined life
• his bright future
• his love for Mattie
• his death

"Ned Hale and Ruth Varnum came just as near running into the big elm at the bottom. We were all sure they were killed." Her shiver ran down his arm. "Wouldn't it have been too awful?"
This quote is an example of which literary device?

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• foreshadowing
• symbolism

Whose face pops into Ethan's head when he is taking the second run down the hill with Mattie?

• Zeena
• Mattie
• His mom
• the 

What is dramatic Irony?

• When what is said is different than what is meant
• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
• When the audience knows something the character doesn't

What is situational irony?

• When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
• When the audience knows something the character doesn't