Ethan Frome Test

decribe starkfield

snowy, cold, quiet, depressing, empty

who is the narrator? why is he there?

engineer, to work on power-house

who does he notice and what are his initial thoughts of him

ethan, tall, limp, scar on forehead, where is he from? what happened to him? sees him outside the post office

who does he talk to, to learn more about ethan

harmon gow- he is a taxi driver, drives everyone around, gets the gossip

what major life event do we learn about, but know nothing about?

he was involved in a smash up- not a car accident

why does the narrator let ethan keep a copy of popular science

ethan used to study science in college, lets him keep it because he will have to come back to get it, trust + learn more about him

denis edy

wealthily guy, family owns a grocery store- irish

why is ethan looking through the church window

watching mattie dance

how does ethan feel about mattie? how does he feel about denis dancing with her?

he like mattie, and he is jealous because he wishes it was him dancing with her

where does mattie live? how does zeena feel about her? why?

with the fromes- zeena wants her gone because she sees that ethan likes mattie because he shaves his fcae every morning

what does mattie do for work

Mattie works as a caretaker and housekeeper for the Frome family, helping with household chores and aiding to Zeena.

what did ethan study in college

Ethan studied science at college but had to leave due to financial constraints and his father passing

why doesnt mattie accept denis offer to take her home

Mattie refuses Denis's offer to take her home because she feels a sense of loyalty and attachment to the Frome household, particularly to Ethan, and is conflicted about leaving him, plus he came all that to come get her.

describe their walk home

2 miles outside of town, good convo, puts his arm around her and she keeps it there

do you think mattie likes ethan?

she is just oblivious

what does ethan think of us as he passes the grave stones

he has no way out from the farm- trapped

what does the missing key signify

she saw ethans arm around mattie- she knows what is going on

why doesnt ethan want mattie to see his follow zeena upstaire

he is suppose to be the man of the house and not submissive to the wife.

describe zeena

old, sickly, tired, worn out

what does ethan think about in bed

how he should have kissed mattie

why does starkfield revigorate mattie

breathe of fresh air for her bc it gives her a new life

describe matties past

her parents died- dad died first- thriving pharmacy- managed money poorly- spent a lot on the funeral

why does amttie live the fromes? how much money does she make

to take care of zeena, no actual money just food and a place to sleep

what major announcent dies zeena make the next morning? how does ethan feel?

going to the drs out of town, worry about much its going to cost

why does eh change his mind? how does he get out of taking zeena to the train station?

Ethan changes his mind about taking Zeena to the train station because he feels a strong emotional connection to Mattie and wants to be alone with her for longer amount of time. He invents an excuse about needing to get money from andrew hale

what does ethan think about all day long

wants to make a garden for mattie- getting back as fast as he can to spend more time with mattie

what happened to his father? mother? howd he meet zeena?

met zeena because she was taking care of his mother, father died while he was in college, had to drop out because he inherited the farm

what profeesion did he want to pursue? whered he want to live

engineering, Florida

why does he visit andrew hale

to try and collect money and andrew says he doesnt have it

what does he think of when he sees ned and ruth

jealous of their openness

scene when ethan gets home

nice dinner set out- favorite dish- she breaks the pickle dish that was a wedding gift- cat jumped on the table from zeenas chair

what do mattie and ethan do after dinner

sit infront of the stove and talk

matties feelings about zeena

shes afraid shes going to be kicked out and scared of her

why dont they go sleeding

too dark out, elm tree, 2 kids died

what regret does ethan have

he didnt even hold her hand

what is ethan like the next day

happy- thinking about a life with mattie

what does he assure mattie

he is going to fix the pickle dish and shell never know

event after he left

horse fell and hurt his knee, everything takes longer

whats the deal with the glue

they have none anywhere

whos at the house when he gets back

zeena

why doesnt jotham stay for dinner

he can sense something is wrong and he wants nothing to do with it

what did the dr say?

hire someone to take care of the house for real, ethan asks how much its going to cost, she says use the money form andrew, she know so he got caught in a lie, mattie needs to move out bc no room for both, ethan is angry and sad

what does ethan do when he tells mattie

kisses her

how does zeena react when Ethan mentions the town people

zeena thinks everyone will agree with her and she isnt worried

zeena during dinner? what does she discover?

she needs to get her pills, pretty happy, finds the dish, ethan bends the truth

what does she call mattie

a bad girl mattie silver and ive always known it

what does ethan discover when he gets back from his chores

dont trouble ethan- dont worry about mattie

ethan thought about leaving zeena, whatd he do?

He considered running away but ultimately stayed.

what happens on his way to andrew hales

mrs hale says youve been a saint for staying with zeena and going through everything

what does mattie confirm in this chapter

her love for ethan

before leaving where does ethan find mattie

in the room with the note, shes standing up and crying- jotham was going to take her but ehtan does instead

what mattie confront ethan about

the note

what do they end up doing? what does she suggest?

go sledding one more time, die tg by running into the elm tree at the bottom

does the plan work

no, he thought about zeena and swerved off then swerved back and they only hit the side of tree, the sled also only tipped over and both of them survived

where is the narrator that virtually no one has been in the past 20 years

fromes house

describe zeena

much older, miserable, says nothing

who else is there

ethan and mattie- in the chair in the parlor- she is paralyzed and complains a lot-life taken out of her

what does zeena do now

takes care of ethan, mattie, and the house

did ethan get what he wanted

yes because he is living with mattie, but not in the way he wanted

whats the theme of the book

life is one big disaster and you cant do anything about it