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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the Summers house after Ruby's death?
(a) It is sold.
(b) A deep silence descends.
(c) Opal comes back to live there.
(d) Zorrie moves in.

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

5. Who does Hank insinuate that he thinks Zorrie might have feelings for?
(a) Noah.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Richard.

6. Why was Opal's family happy she started living with Noah?
(a) They wanted Opal to work on a farm.
(b) They loved Noah.
(c) They wanted Opal to become a veterinarian.
(d) They were happy to have her off their own hands.

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. 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 Zorrie might be gay.
(c) He knows she does not feel the same way about him.
(d) He knows Noah loves her.

12. What does Zorrie tell Opal is about the only thing Noah likes?
(a) Music.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Opal's letters.

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

14. 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 car.
(c) A credenza.
(d) A full meal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie bring to Ruby as a gift in Part IV?

2. What does Marie's revelation about the Radium make Zorrie think about her own past?

3. What does Oats take to doing that Zorrie knows is a big problem?

4. Who had Janie most wanted near her side at the end of her life?

5. Who does Zorrie tell Opal helps run her farm now?

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