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Ethan Frome Test Flashcards

1
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Who takes care of the sick Frome?

A

Zeena

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2
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Who goes to the post office everyday?

A

Ethan

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3
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Who falls in love with a married man?

A

Mattie

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4
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Who is symbolic for the pickle dish?

A

Ethan

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5
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Who refuses to stay for dinner at the Fromes?

A

Jotham

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6
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Who sells her piano?

A

Mattie

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7
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Who shares his copy of “Popular Mechanics”?

A

Narrator

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8
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Who becomes fascinated with Frome?

A

Narrator

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9
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Who quit college for family reasons?

A

Ethan

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10
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Who refuses to abandon Zeena?

A

Ethan

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11
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Who took Zeena to the train station?

A

Jotham

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12
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Who tries to repair the pickle dish before Zeena returns?

A

Ethan

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13
Q

Who refuses to give Ethan an advance?

A

Andrew Hale

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14
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Who helps Mattie move her trunk?

A

Ethan

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15
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How is Chapter 10 Zeena’s chapter?

A

Everything is how Zeena wanted it to be. She is in control. Mattie is no longer a threat.

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16
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Explain how the story is framed.

A

The story is framed by an anonymous first-person narrator.

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17
Q

Who lies about getting paid in advance for work?

A

Ethan

18
Q

Who was forced to stay overnight at the Frome Farm?

A

Mattie

19
Q

Explain naturalism in the novel.

A

Nature is in control during the sled ride.

20
Q

What is the symbolism of the cat and rocking chair?

A

Guilt

21
Q

What is the symbolism of the red pickle dish?

A

Ethan

22
Q

What is the symbolism of the sled ride?

A

Free will and fate.

23
Q

What is the symbolism of the dilapidated kitchen?

A

Poverty

24
Q

What is the symbolism of the cat and mouse?

A

Mattie and Ethan chasing after each other.

25
Q

What is the significance of the novel’s setting?

A

Starkfield is rural.

26
Q

Explain determinism in the novel.

A

Nature is a force that can either mature or destroy a man.

27
Q

Give 2 examples of how Ethan is the pickle dish.

A

Zeena possesses Ethan. When Zeena verbally attacks Mattie, i’s hard to tell if she is talking about Ethan or the dish.

28
Q

What is an extension of Starkfield?

A

Frome’s farm

29
Q

What does the glue represent?

A

Ethan doesn’t have control over the environment.

30
Q

How is the foreshadowing revealed in Chapter 9?

A

The reader already knew that Ethan had a terrible accident and lived through it.

31
Q

Who has a romantic interest in Mattie?

A

Ethan

32
Q

Who was left penniless by her father?

A

Mattie

33
Q

Who is very ill and visits numerous doctors?

A

Zeena

34
Q

Who wants Mattie to leave?

A

Zeena

35
Q

List 5 of the 7 themes in the novel.

A

Lost Potential, Determinism/Naturalism, Repressed Passion, Isolation. and Poverty

36
Q

Tell how each of the 3 main characters are trapped in poverty.

A

Ethan cannot leave the farm because he has no education due to his family’s poverty. Zeena is too ill to provide for herself and Ethan is not heartless enough to leaver her. Mattie is destitute and must rely on her cousin’s family for financial support.

37
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How does Zeena foreshadow Mattie?

A

Zeena was once a bright young woman but she isn’t anymore due to the harsh life on the Frome Farm.

38
Q

Give an example of the environment’s power over man from the novel.

A

Horse falls. Sleet makes work slow. Ethan is powerless to do anything about the weather.

39
Q

Which character is associated with honor?

A

Ethan

40
Q

What is the significance of Ethan’s relationship with Zeena?

A

Ethan owes Zeena.

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