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

2. In Part II, what does Ruby give Zorrie as a gift?
(a) A journal.
(b) A desk.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A litter of kittens.

3. What does Zorrie do when the truck driver puts his hand on her leg?
(a) Stays silent and sits still.
(b) Gets out her knife and cuts him.
(c) Flags down another driver for help.
(d) Hits him and runs away.

4. Where does Zorrie sometimes sleep in the beginning of her work a the factory?
(a) Factory floor.
(b) Hayloft.
(c) Homeless shelter.
(d) Street.

5. What does Ruby sing at Harold's funeral service?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) How Can I Keep From Singing.
(c) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(d) On Eagle's Wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one river Zorrie swims in with her friends during her time at the factory?

2. Who does Zorrie eventually find work with on a farm?

3. What did Zorrie's aunt die of?

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

5. When is Harold killed in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zorrie meet Harold?

2. What feeling does Zorrie have that alarms herself at the summer picnic in Part I?

3. Early in Part II, what great news do Zorrie and Harold share with Gus and Bessie?

4. How does Hunt describe Zorrie's work ethic?

5. What is Zorrie known throughout the county as for many years?

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

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

8. What do the women at the factory do with the radium in their free time?

9. What does Zorrie drink sometimes during her early pregnancy, believing it is good for her and the baby?

10. What does Zorrie say when Gus and Bessie say Harold will be back from the war soon enough?

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