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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lester's wife?
(a) Emma.
(b) Joan.
(c) Maria.
(d) Jane.

2. 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 guilty that ingesting the powder during pregnancy might have killed her baby.
(d) She feels that the Radium had no effect on her life whatsoever.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lester do with some of the profits from the great harvest?
(a) Buys a small farm near Boyleston.
(b) Buys a new house.
(c) Gambles.
(d) Buys a horse.

10. What does Zorrie briefly consider doing about Oats?
(a) Giving her away.
(b) Giving her different food.
(c) Taking her to training classes.
(d) Finding her a dog partner.

11. Who tells Zorrie about a nearby blueberry farm?
(a) Noah.
(b) Lester.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Emily.

12. What does Opal cryptically tell Zorrie is "behind her face" in Part IV?
(a) Fear.
(b) A smile.
(c) Sadness.
(d) A cave all her own.

13. What did Harold once say when Zorrie spilled something on their table in their early years of marriage?
(a) She had made the table cry.
(b) She had been clumsy.
(c) It was bad luck to spill milk.
(d) She was always graceful to him.

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

15. What does Zorrie bring to Ruby as a gift in Part IV?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) A bunch of flowers.
(d) Nice yarn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Marie in Part IV?

4. What does Noah say when Zorrie asks him if he would consider going to church?

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

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