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

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

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

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In the novel Ethan Frome, the cat symbolizes

• karma
• the devil
• Zeena
• Mattie

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

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

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"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

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is verbal 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 a character doesn't know. 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In the novel Ethan Frome, the cold weather symbolizes

• the coming spring
• Mattie's desire to marry
• the coldness between Ethan and Zeena
• Zeena's feelings about the town

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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Why is Ethan still in Starkfield after all these years?

• the train can't travel in the winter
• he's always taken on the role of caretaker for family
• he's too attached to his father's land to sell it to someone else
• Zeena refuses to leave because he might realize how miserable she makes him

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3