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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the factory supervisor tell the workers about the substance they use every day?
(a) Radium is more precious than gold.
(b) Tying string around your finger can help you remember things.
(c) Uranium is really dangerous.
(d) Ingesting lead can make you smarter.

2. What does Zorrie give to Janie as a gift?
(a) A necklace of her own.
(b) A pearl she finds.
(c) Nail varnish.
(d) A leaf she finds.

3. What does Zorrie give to Marie as a gift?
(a) A pearl she finds.
(b) Nail varnish.
(c) A shell she finds.
(d) A leaf she finds.

4. When does Zorrie leave school permanently?
(a) After her eighteenth birthday.
(b) After her eighth birthday.
(c) After her tenth birthday.
(d) After her fifteenth birthday.

5. What does Zorrie take to wearing for a time in Part II, years after Harold's death?
(a) His coat.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His watch.
(d) His boots.

6. What has Zorrie's teacher saved for her that he offers her?
(a) Her rock collection.
(b) A sheet of things she collected from nature.
(c) Her favorite shoes.
(d) Her mood boards.

7. What kind of shop had Zorrie's aunt once wanted to open in Frankfort?
(a) Flower.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Bake.
(d) Craft.

8. Who does Zorrie start having supper with every Thursday?
(a) Hank.
(b) The Summerses.
(c) The Hendersons.
(d) James.

9. What does Zorrie work at in the factory in Part I?
(a) Making food.
(b) Tailoring dresses.
(c) Making shoes.
(d) Painting clock faces.

10. Who helps Zorrie on the farm after Harold goes to war?
(a) Emily Owens, Lester Dunn, and James.
(b) Lester Dunn and James.
(c) Gus, Bessie, and Lester Dunn.
(d) Henry, James, and Bessie.

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

12. Who is the only beneficiary in Gus's will?
(a) Harold.
(b) Zorrie.
(c) Noah.
(d) Virgil.

13. Who raised Zorrie after her parents' death?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie's favorite teacher give her to eat when she happens upon his house looking for work?

2. Who is married to Virgil?

3. What does Zorrie do when the truck driver puts his hand on her leg?

4. What is Noah missing as a result of a farm accident?

5. What does Zorrie finds out has happened to Mr. Thomas when she visits him after her factory work in Part I?

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