Ethan Frome

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What was it that seemed to boost Ethan’s mother’s spirits?

when people would drive by on the road past their farmhouse

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What does the Narrator hear as he enters Frome’s house?

a woman

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As Ethan and the narrator are driving to the Corbury Flats, what seems to “shiver in the wind”?

Ethan’s house

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What can be seen on Ethan’s forehead?

a red gash

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To what does Harmon Gow attribute Ethan’s ultimate demise?

too many winters in Starkfield

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What is it that Mrs. Homan hopes?

that Zeena has not broken anything that she finds valuable

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During breakfast on the morning that Zeena is scheduled to return, Ethan is

throwing scraps to the cat.

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How is the weather described on the day on Zeena’s return?

cold, rainy, sleety

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When Zeena first reveals the purported seriousness of her illness, the reader is told that Ethan feels two emotions. What two would they be?

compassion (for Zeena); hope (that Zeena will die)

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What is compared to “a dead body”?

the broken pickle dish

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Zeena reveals that

that she suspects Ethan married her out of obligation

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After hitting the tree, what animal does Ethan hear?

a mouse

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What does Ethan see that causes him to move enough so that the sled swerves slightly?

Zeena’s face

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While typically this seemed to taunt Ethan. on this night when he is walking Mattie home from the dance, it seems a comfort; what is it?

the graveyard

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What does Ethan suggest he and Mattie will do tomorrow night?

go coasting (sledding)

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Zeena is described as

flat-breasted.

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As Zeena is sleeping, Ethan

imagines what it would be like to stand up to Zeena.

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Ethan returns home early to find

Zeena packed and ready to go on a trip.

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How is the sky/sun of the morning after Ethan walks Mattie home from the dance described?

red

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After hitting the tree, Ethan looks up and sees which star constellation?

Sirius

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What did Ethan “interrupt”?

a kiss between Ruth & Ned

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Where was it that Ethan had once worked as an engineer?

Florida

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What happens when Ethan asks Andrew Hale for an advance on pay?

Hale jokes, but turns him down

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What is it that Ethan might be willing to do for a dollar?

drive the Narrator to Corbury Flats

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What gives Ethan a “momentary shock”?

when sitting in Zeena’s rocking chair, Mattie resembles Zeena

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What makes Mattie “blush to the roots of her hair?”

mention of Ruth and Ned kissing

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On this night that Mattie and Ethan are alone inside the house together, Ethan recalls that on their walk home the night before, he had put his arm around Mattie and she had not resisted. Ethan notes, however, that was out-of-doors; how is the night described then?

the open irresponsible night

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On Mattie’s last day, Ethan

awakens to a red sunrise.

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What is the reality of Ethan’s desire to leave Zeena the mill and the farm so she could sell it and keep the money?

[it seems unlikely that anyone would buy it] [it is already mortgaged to the max] [she probably wouldn’t clear $1000 on the sale of the two] [Ethan himself could barely eke out a living from the farm; there would be no way Zeena could.]

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Zeena asks Mattie

about some missing items

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According to Mrs. Hale, who is it that suffers the most?

Ethan

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As it turns out, the woman who had been droning querulously in the opening scene was

Mattie Silver

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Mattie was to have been

a bridesmaid in Ruth’s wedding party.

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What excuse does Zeena offer to try to convince Ethan that he should not drive Mattie to the train but should instead, let Jotham drive her?

he needs to fix the stove in Mattie’s room

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It was Ethan who found the _______ that Mattie had lost.

gold locket

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When Ethan first saw Mattie at Shadow Pond, back in that first summer, what color hat she was wearing?

pink

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Why does Ethan sneak down the stairs on Saturday nights?

he scrubs the floors to help Mattie with the housekeeping choresso Zeena won't find out

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Why had Zeena insisted that Ethan escort Mattie into the town’s social events?

she wants to keep Mattie happy because Mattie is working for free

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At the opening of chapter 1, the night sky is specifically described as

a sky of iron.