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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zorrie get a post card from in Part II?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jack.
(d) Janie.

2. What had Zorrie's mother once loved, according to her aunt?
(a) Blackberries and angel food cake.
(b) Flowers and wine.
(c) Wood and books.
(d) Chocolate and grass.

3. What did Zorrie never like to do in Part I?
(a) Dream.
(b) Eat.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Sing.

4. What is one river Zorrie swims in with her friends during her time at the factory?
(a) The Liffey.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Fox.
(d) The Mississippi.

5. What does Harold ask Zorrie for when she dreams of him in Part II after his death?
(a) A plant.
(b) A shirt.
(c) Food.
(d) A kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie drink during her pregnancy?

2. What nickname does Zorrie get at the factory that sticks?

3. What does Zorrie give to Marie as a gift?

4. When does Harold join the war?

5. What is Zorrie's husband's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zorrie seem to think of the community's treatment of the topic of miscarriage?

2. Why does Zorrie leave her first job in Part I, even though she makes friends there?

3. What tragedy does Zorrie learn about in Noah's life in Part II?

4. Who raises Zorrie, and why?

5. In Part I, what does Zorrie notice as a difference in the way she feels while working?

6. In Part II, what happens when Zorrie tries to drive to visit her old friends in Ottawa?

7. Why is Zorrie called a "ghost girl"?

8. How does Zorrie largely handle her feelings about Harold's death in the years immediately following it?

9. What did an accident on the farm rob Noah Summers of?

10. What does Noah share with Zorrie that is very personal in Part II?

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