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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Noah tell Zorrie Virgil kept going to church, even though he did not think much of it in his later years?
(a) To please Opal.
(b) To please Ruby.
(c) To please Noah.
(d) To please Zorrie.

2. What does Hank tell everyone about the fire?
(a) It is a crime.
(b) It was an accident.
(c) It was intentional.
(d) Hank himself started it accidentally.

3. Who finds Virgil after he dies?
(a) Zorrie.
(b) Harold.
(c) Henry.
(d) Noah.

4. Why does Noah do what he does in Part IV that is so shocking to the community?
(a) He wants to be killed.
(b) He wants Zorrie to marry him.
(c) He wants to be arrested.
(d) He wants to be taken to the same institution as Opal is in.

5. What is one of Virgil's favorite books?
(a) Montaigne.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The dictionary.

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

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

8. Where does Opal say she would like to be buried?
(a) The sea.
(b) A wooden pyre.
(c) A dirt mound.
(d) The churchyard cemetery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is one of the fire trucks from in Part IV?

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

3. What does Zorrie suddenly realize Noah thinks about her having visited Opal?

4. What does Noah do in Part IV that is dangerous and shocking?

5. What kind of music does Zorrie say she wants to buy?

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