WorksheetsEthan Frome Prologue
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The narrator and Ethan relate to each other over _____.
women
marriage troubles
their disdain for Denis Eady
engineering
The fact that the Frome house is missing its "New England L" indicates that ______.
Ethan is too lazy to maintain his property
Ethan doesn't have the money to maintain his property
Zeena's city style has been very influential
Ethan no longer wants to grow vegetables for the family
From whom does the narrator rent a room?
Mattie Silver
Ethan Frome
Mrs. Ned Hale
Harmon Gow
Harmon Gow and Ruth Varnum are both important to the narrative because _____.
they both share parts and pieces of Ethan's story
they both have a very close friendship with Ethan
they work together at the post office
they are both related to Ethan's wife, Zenobia
The people of Starkfield _______.
tend to talk about Ethan behind his back
tend to leave Ethan alone
try to give him money
try to buy his house
Ethan and the narrator share what common experience?
They have both been to Florida.
They are both married.
They were both born in Starkfield.
They both enjoy the isolation that the snow brings.
The narrator ends up staying at Ethan's house because ______.
the snowstorm grows too severe for further travel
the carriage breaks down on the trip back to town
Ethan's wife graciously invites him to stay
the narrator agrees to pay for room and board to stay there
The narrator is frustrated by Ethan's story because _____.
no one is willing to fill in the many gaps in the story
no one even knows what really happened to Ethan
no one has lived in Starkfield long enough to remember what happened
no one likes Ethan enough to tell the narrator what happened
The Prologue serves to do all of the following EXCEPT _____.
introduce the narrator
describe the setting
introduce Mattie Silver
establish the frame for the story
The setting of Ethan Frome can best be described as ______.
rainy and depressing
The Frome house and farm can best be described as _____.
cute
busy
Ethan is frequently associated with images of _____.
fire and ice
Which of the following is NOT diction the narrator uses to describe Ethan Frome’s physical appearance when he first sees him?
stiffened and grizzled
shortened and warped right side
red gash across his forehead
black hair with gray streaks
How long has it been since the "smash up"?
24 years
52 years
12 years
30 years
What does Ethan frequently pick up at the post office for Zeena?
magazines
medicine
stray cats
pickles
What is the first thing the narrator hears when he enters Ethan’s house?
a droning voice
a bell ringing
a cat purring
a person screaming
The narrator responds “Good God!” to what statement?
“He's looked that way ever since he had his smash-up."
“Yes, I knew them both... it was awful...”
"Ethan'll likely touch a hundred.”
“Most of the smart ones get away.”
What is the setting of Ethan Frome?
St. Augustine, Florida
Starkfield, Massachusetts
Anchorage, Alaska
Fraser's Ridge, North Carolina
What physical feature stands out about Ethan?
his limping walk
his enormous hands
his shrill voice
his long gray hair
Who wrote Ethan Frome?
T. S. Eliot
Edith Wharton
Alexander Bill
Earnest Hemingway
