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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zorrie tell Opal that Harold used to say she was as smart as?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fox.
(d) A school principal.

2. Who starts trying to date Zorrie in Part III?
(a) James Richards.
(b) Richard Riley.
(c) Hank Dunn.
(d) Noah Summers.

3. What happens to Marie in Part IV?
(a) She moves in with Zorrie.
(b) She gets ill with cancer.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She gets remarried.

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

5. What does Noah do after Virgil dies?
(a) Burns the trees in the field.
(b) Goes fishing all day.
(c) Cooks for the funeral.
(d) Confines himself to his room for a while.

6. What is one really happy memory Zorrie has of her own childhood?
(a) Laying under the Christmas tree with her aunt.
(b) Going shopping with her mother.
(c) Buying presents for birthdays.
(d) Playing cards with her father.

7. Who dies from Zorrie's past in Part III?
(a) Riley.
(b) Janie.
(c) Mr. Thomas.
(d) Helen.

8. What does Zorrie bring as a larger gift to the person she visits for the first time in Part III?
(a) Her record player.
(b) A credenza.
(c) A car.
(d) A full meal.

9. What is Zorrie struck by when she meets Opal?
(a) Opal's startling blue eyes.
(b) Opal's beautiful clothes.
(c) Opal's gray hair.
(d) Opal's missing teeth.

10. What does Opal tell Zorrie they used to let her do at the hospital?
(a) Sing.
(b) Bake.
(c) Milk cows in the dairy.
(d) Paint.

11. What kind of pie does Zorrie make for Noah the first time she brings him dinner in Part IV?
(a) Blueberry.
(b) Apple.
(c) Peach.
(d) Cherry.

12. What does Zorrie tell Noah right after Virgil dies?
(a) Ruby could use some company and support.
(b) She needs Noah's help.
(c) Oats needs Noah.
(d) Opal needs Noah.

13. What does Noah put around his father's body after he dies?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A ring of lime powder.
(d) Sage.

14. Where does Zorrie travel with her blueberries and other gifts in Part III?
(a) The maternity ward at the local clinic.
(b) Her aunt's house.
(c) Logansport State Hospital.
(d) Jennifer's house.

15. What does Opal tell Zorrie she thinks she might be too in Part IV?
(a) A ghost girl.
(b) A lost cause.
(c) A friend.
(d) An ill person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie briefly consider doing about Oats?

2. What did Harold once say when Zorrie spilled something on their table in their early years of marriage?

3. What does Zorrie try to get the smoke taste out of her mouth?

4. What does Zorrie ask Noah not to do when he talks to her in Part IV?

5. What does Zorrie buy new for herself in Part III?

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