Ethan Frome Prologue

From what point of view is the story told in the prologue?

• first person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

• second person

Where is the story set?

• New York

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

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What is the name of the town?

• Troy

• Verona

• Starkfield

• Albany

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What physical feature stands out about Ethan?

• His limping walk

• How short he is

• His shrill voice

• His mohawk

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Who is Ethan's wife?

• Mattie

• Zeena

• Ms. Sakers

• Ruth

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Ethan Frome is narrator in the Prologue.

• True

• False

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Ethan Frome remained in town because...

• He got a good job and couldn't pass it up.

• His wife had a baby.

• He had to take care of his parents, and then his wife.

• Someone had to work the farm.

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Why does the narrator return home with Ethan Frome?

• They were friends and he was invited for dinner.

• The road was washed out during a summer rain storm.

• The weather was too bad, after a winter storm.

• The horse couldn't walk any longer.

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Harmon Gow contrasts Ethan with Starkfield's ex-residents:

• "None of us got away -- how should you?"
• "Guess he's lived too many winters in Starkfield -- most of the smart ones get away"
• "Even then he was the most striking figure in Starkfield, though he was but the ruin of a man"
• "There are things in that book that I didn't know the first word about," 

What characteristics of Ethan Frome attract the narrator's attention?

• His blonde hair

• His sure footed walk

• His height

• His stubbornness