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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 132 - 161).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Virgil after he dies?
(a) Zorrie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harold.
(d) Noah.

2. What does Marie's revelation about the Radium make Zorrie think about her own past?
(a) She feels that the Radium had no effect on her life whatsoever.
(b) She feels that the Radium might have actually caused Harold's death.
(c) She feels that the Radium probably made her stronger.
(d) She feels guilty that ingesting the powder during pregnancy might have killed her baby.

3. What does Zorrie smell when she wakes at dawn one day in Part IV?
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Death.
(d) Flowers.

4. Who does Zorrie meet on the plane ride home and take a liking to?
(a) Olive Kendry.
(b) Helen Konrad.
(c) Ellie Storms.
(d) Michael Strout.

5. What does Opal cryptically tell Zorrie is "behind her face" in Part IV?
(a) A smile.
(b) A cave all her own.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new machinery does Zorrie buy herself in Part V?

2. Who is Lester's wife?

3. What does Zorrie break in Part V?

4. What is Zorrie's husband's first name?

5. As she nears death, who does Zorrie see coming to sit with her on her bed at times?

(see the answer key)

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