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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Zorrie known for throughout her county?
(a) Having a lovely singing voice.
(b) Being a hard worker.
(c) Having a lot of jewelry.
(d) Being beautiful.

2. What does Mr. Thomas give Zorrie to do for a bit of work in Part I?
(a) Making him a suit.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Sewing buttons.

3. What had Zorrie's mother once loved, according to her aunt?
(a) Flowers and wine.
(b) Blackberries and angel food cake.
(c) Wood and books.
(d) Chocolate and grass.

4. What does Zorrie ask Earl to find in the barn in Part II that she later realizes she threw away?
(a) A particular hoe.
(b) A set of scales.
(c) A length of ribbon.
(d) Harold's rake.

5. Who does Zorrie eventually find work with on a farm?
(a) The Reese Family.
(b) The Summers family.
(c) Hank Dunne.
(d) Gus and Bessie Underwood.

6. What does Zorrie dream of shortly after Harold's service?
(a) Her own death.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Harold struggling in the water.
(d) Her aunt criticizing her sewing work.

7. Where is Zorrie born and raised?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Kansas.

8. What does Zorrie think about the townspeople's attitude towards her miscarriage?
(a) She feels somewhat shamed by it.
(b) She has no opinion about it.
(c) She is suspicious about it.
(d) She feels supported.

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

10. What does Noah's wife do that leads her to be institutionalized?
(a) Kills all their farm animals.
(b) Sets fire to their house.
(c) Runs away from their house repeatedly.
(d) Tries to cut Noah.

11. How long does Zorrie work at the factory?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 months.

12. Who wins the children's seed-spitting contest at the picnic in Part II?
(a) Emily Owens.
(b) Richard Reeves.
(c) Helen Henderson.
(d) James Summers.

13. What does Ruby sing at Harold's funeral service?
(a) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(b) How Can I Keep From Singing.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) On Eagle's Wings.

14. What does Ruby bring out to the field to feed Zorrie, Harold, Virgil, and Noah when they take a rest in Part II?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Pineapple upside-down cake.
(d) Ham sandwiches.

15. What is the name of the powder Zorrie uses at the factory?
(a) Uranium powder.
(b) Lead powder.
(c) Luna powder.
(d) Heavy powder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Zorrie get a post card from in Part II?

2. What killed Zorrie's parents?

3. What does Zorrie give to Janie as a gift?

4. What does Zorrie give to Marie as a gift?

5. Who helps out around the farm in an early summer in Part II?

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