Ethan Frome Chapters I-II
14 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.During class, everyone was reluctant to speak, because they hadn’t done their homework.
- A.
Poignant
- B.
Relapse
- C.
Reticent
- D.
Sardonically
- 2.“Pizza again?” she whined, complainingly.
- A.
Querulously
- B.
Sardonically
- C.
Taciturn
- D.
Capitulate
- 3.Every generation believes that the next generation is in decline.
- A.
Relapse
- B.
Mien
- C.
Innocuous
- D.
Degenerate
- 4.When the vase crashed to the floor, he folded his hands and tried to look innocent.
- A.
Mien
- B.
Reticent
- C.
Innocuous
- D.
Taciturn
- 5.Although the election was over, the loser refused to give up.
- A.
Degenerate
- B.
Capitulate
- C.
Relapse
- D.
Querulously
- 6.The town’s name, Starkfield, suggests that it is
- A.
Happy.
- B.
Crowded.
- C.
Old.
- D.
Bare.
- 7.The narrator is surprised to find that Ethan has an interest in
- A.
Farming.
- B.
Biochemistry.
- C.
California.
- D.
Meterology.
- 8.The change in time between the Foreword and Chapter I indicates the author’s use of
- A.
Allusion.
- B.
Metaphor.
- C.
Simile.
- D.
Flashback.
- 9.Ethan doesn’t like Dennis Eady because
- A.
Dennis likes Mattie.
- B.
Dennis dated Zeena.
- C.
Dennis dated Ruth.
- D.
Dennis has a sled.
- 10.What is remarkable about Ethan Frome’s appearance? What caused this?
- 11.How does the narrator meet Ethan Frome?
- 12.How do the weather and setting act as characters in this book?
- 13.Why is Mattie Silver in Starkfield?
- 14.Why is sledding on Corbury Road dangerous?
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