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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What great news does Zorrie and Harold share with Harold's parents in Part II?
(a) They are starting a new business.
(b) They are buying another farm.
(c) They are having a baby.
(d) They are moving to a new country.

2. What does Zorrie's favorite teacher give her to eat when she happens upon his house looking for work?
(a) Beef.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Egg sandwiches.

3. Who do Harold and Zorrie play cards with regularly?
(a) Richard and Rhonda.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gus and Bessie.
(d) Frank and Elaine.

4. Who asks Zorrie if she is alright when Zorrie grows very thin after Gus's and Bessie's deaths?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Helen.
(d) James.

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

6. Who is Zorrie's favorite teacher?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Ms. Henderson.
(c) Ms. Dunne.
(d) Mr. Thomas.

7. What lake has Zorrie longed to see in Part II?
(a) Lake Michigan.
(b) Lake Superior.
(c) Lake Eerie.
(d) Lake Huron.

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

9. When is Harold killed in the war?
(a) May 1939.
(b) January 1944.
(c) December 1943.
(d) August 1942.

10. When does Harold join the war?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1939.

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

12. What happens to Virgil in Part II?
(a) He is killed in a car accident.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He shows signs of dementia.
(d) He sets his own house on fire.

13. What does Zorrie save for herself from her factory work?
(a) Her paintbrush.
(b) The last clock face she paints and a tin of powder.
(c) A dress for herself.
(d) A shoe.

14. Where does Zorrie sometimes sleep in the beginning of her work a the factory?
(a) Factory floor.
(b) Hayloft.
(c) Street.
(d) Homeless shelter.

15. What material does Zorrie use in her factory job?
(a) Radium.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Lead.
(d) String.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie work at in the factory in Part I?

2. Where does Zorrie go to find work after her aunt's death?

3. Who is the only beneficiary in Gus's will?

4. Who wins the children's seed-spitting contest at the picnic in Part II?

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

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