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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 99 - 131).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who prevents Noah from visiting Opal?
(a) The police.
(b) Opal's own family.
(c) Noah's own children.
(d) Virgil.

2. What does Zorrie try to get the smoke taste out of her mouth?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Listerine.
(c) Juice.
(d) Water.

3. Where does Opal say she would like to be buried?
(a) A dirt mound.
(b) A wooden pyre.
(c) The churchyard cemetery.
(d) The sea.

4. What did Virgil once do for a living?
(a) Bricklaying.
(b) Teach.
(c) He was a pastor.
(d) Accountancy.

5. Why does Zorrie never make it to her destination in Part II?
(a) She gets robbed.
(b) She has to stay home to take care of Noah.
(c) She gets sick.
(d) She gets lost, and has car trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zorrie get a ride to on a seed-delivery truck?

2. What does Zorrie's would-be suitor say when he eventually gives up trying to win her over?

3. What does Zorrie think about the townspeople's attitude towards her miscarriage?

4. Who does Zorrie find herself thinking is attractive at the picnic?

5. What is the name of the powder Zorrie uses at the factory?

(see the answer key)

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