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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank tell Zorrie about Noah and Opal that shocks her?
(a) They are not married.
(b) Noah was married before Opal.
(c) They had children once.
(d) Opal was married before Noah.

2. What do the churchgoers do after Ruby's funeral?
(a) Have lunch in the basement.
(b) Have a bonfire in her honor.
(c) Say prayers in the field.
(d) Have dinner at Zorrie's.

3. What does Noah give Zorrie right after Virgil dies?
(a) His Montaigne book.
(b) His coat.
(c) A flower.
(d) A new puppy.

4. What happened to Zorrie's white oak trees in the late 1950s?
(a) They thrived.
(b) They were eaten by beatles.
(c) They were felled by storms.
(d) They were poached for wood.

5. Who does Zorrie tell Opal helps run her farm now?
(a) Noah.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Lester.
(d) Henry.

6. What does Hank ask Zorrie to do in Part IV?
(a) Take Opal into her own home.
(b) Keep an eye on Noah.
(c) Move in with Noah.
(d) Marry Noah.

7. What does Noah do in Part IV that is dangerous and shocking?
(a) Cuts down all his own trees.
(b) Tries to kill himself.
(c) Sets his barn on fire.
(d) Kills his chickens.

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

9. Why does Zorrie have to slaughter her pigs?
(a) They are too expensive.
(b) Swine virus.
(c) They become aggressive.
(d) She needs them for food in the famine.

10. What does Zorrie suddenly realize Noah thinks about her having visited Opal?
(a) He seems to have no opinion about it.
(b) He does not seem happy about it.
(c) He seems very angry about it.
(d) He seems very pleased about it.

11. What does Oats take to doing that Zorrie knows is a big problem?
(a) Killing chickens.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Wandering all over the countryside.
(d) Vomiting.

12. Where is one of the fire trucks from in Part IV?
(a) Ottawa.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Kempton.
(d) Harrisburg.

13. What does Marie tell Zorrie about the Radium in Part III?
(a) It is very carcinogenic.
(b) She still uses it even though she knows she should not.
(c) It is neither healthy or unhealthy for you.
(d) It is still healthy for you.

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

15. What does Zorrie's would-be suitor say when he eventually gives up trying to win her over?
(a) He knows Zorrie still wants a child.
(b) He knows she does not feel the same way about him.
(c) He knows Zorrie might be gay.
(d) He knows Noah loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts trying to date Zorrie in Part III?

2. What happens to the Summers house after Ruby's death?

3. How does Candy Wilson refer to Zorrie's generosity with her produce from the farm?

4. What kind of pie does Zorrie make for Noah the first time she brings him dinner in Part IV?

5. What does Opal cryptically tell Zorrie is "behind her face" in Part IV?

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