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Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton

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Ethan Frome Overview Quiz

How much do you know about this novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton? Take the Ethan Frome Overview quiz from eNotes to find out. Contains ten questions about the intriguing Frome household.

  1. How did Ethan meet Zeena?

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  2. What is Ethan's worst fear about Zeena's trip to the new doctor?

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  3. Why has Mattie come to live with Zeena and Ethan?

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  4. What does Ethan like to do best with Mattie?

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  5. What does Ethan see that makes him simultaneously about being trapped, about stability, and about the future?

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  6. What interrupts Ethan's attempts to connect with Mattie as she does her needlework?

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  7. What did Ethan study before his father's death forced him to leave school?

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  8. What activity does Ethan suggest they try together for fun?

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  9. What lie does Ethan tell Zeena when she is preparing to leave for a trip out-of-town that he immediately regrets?

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  10. Why is Mattie so concerned about Zeena's anger over a broken pickle dish?

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