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Ethan Frome Quiz Intro-Ch 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the relationship between Ethan and Mattie?
a)
Mattie is Ethan's cousin
b)
Mattie is Ethan's wife
c)
Mattie is Zeena's cousin
d)
Mattie is the narrator's landlady
2.
Why did Ethan get married WHEN he did?
a)
He was ready to settle down, and Zeena was accommodating
b)
He was afraid of the isolation of a winter farm if Zeena left
c)
He was looking for a way to get closer to Mattie 
d)
He was getting too old to look after himself and needed a caregiver
3.
Why is the color red used so much in association with Mattie?
a)
It symbolizes her vibrant youth and Ethan's passion for her
b)
It's the color of death and foreshadows her impending doom
c)
Red makes Mattie stand out from the other girls in Starkfield
d)
It symbolizes the Frome marriage
4.
The pickle dish symbolizes:
a)
The companionship between Ethan and his family
b)
Zeena's connection to her Bettsbridge relatives
c)
All the things that have gone wrong in Ethan's life
d)
Ethan and Zeena's marriage
5.
Why does Ethan regret telling Zeena he's collecting payment from Mr. Hale for his lumber delivery?
a)
He knows Zeena doesn't believe him and will now be suspicious
b)
He realizes that going into town will keep him from spending time with Mattie
c)
Now Zeena will spend more money on her new doctor
d)
Zeena will expect him to buy her a present with the money
6.
Who drove the narrator to the station in his sleigh?
a)
Ruth Hale
b)
Denis Eady
c)
Harmon Gow
d)
Ethan Frome
7.
Who brought hope, life and brightness into Ethan's home?
a)
Zeena
b)
Mattie
c)
Ruth
d)
Ethan
8.
Who went to Bettsbridge to see a new doctor?
a)
Zeena
b)
Mattie
c)
Ruth
d)
Ethan
9.

What does Mattie make for supper when she and Ethan are alone?

a)

Doughnuts, blueberries, and pickles

b)

Mac and cheese

c)

Fish and chips

d)

Chicken and biscuits

10.

What breaks at the end of Chapter 4?

a)

The tea pot

b)

Mattie's necklace

c)

The pickle dish

d)

The butter churn

11.

Where did the broken item come from?

a)

It was a wedding present

b)

it was a family heirloom

c)

It was from the local general store

d)

Ruth made it

12.

Who is decided will take the blame for the broken item?

a)

Mattie

b)

Ethan

c)

The cat

d)

Ruth

13.

Where is the story set?

a)

New York

b)

Connecticut

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Pennsylvania

14.

What is the name of the town?

a)

Troy

b)

Verona

c)

Starkfield

d)

Albany

15.

What physical feature stands out about Ethan?

a)

His limping walk

b)

How short he is

c)

His shrill voice

d)

His mohawk

16.

Who is Ethan's wife?

a)

Mattie

b)

Zeena

c)

Ms. Sakers

d)

Ruth

17.

Ethan Frome remained in town because...

a)

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

b)

His wife had a baby.

c)

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

d)

Someone had to work the farm.

18.

Who wrote Ethan Frome?

a)

T. S. Eliot

b)

Edith Wharton

c)

Alexander Bill

d)

Earnest Hemingway

19.
The fact that the Frome house is missing its "ell" indicates that:
a)
Ethan is too lazy to maintain his property
b)
Ethan doesn't have the money to maintain his property
c)
Zeena's city style has been very influential
d)
Ethan no longer wants to grow vegetables for the family
20.

Who lives with Ethan and his wife?

a)

Mattie

b)

Zeena

c)

Ms. Sakers

d)

Ruth