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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. Where does Zorrie get a ride to on a seed-delivery truck?
(a) Haverford.
(b) Redhen.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Polishi.

2. On what occasion is there a big picnic in town?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Labor Day.

3. What does Zorrie drink during her pregnancy?
(a) Luna powder in water.
(b) Guinness.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cranberry juice.

4. What is Zorrie's husband's first name?
(a) Harold.
(b) Emery.
(c) Henry.
(d) Elwood.

5. What does Zorrie give to Marie as a gift?
(a) A pearl she finds.
(b) A leaf she finds.
(c) Nail varnish.
(d) A shell she finds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zorrie travel after leaving work at the factory?

2. What does Zorrie's favorite teacher give her to eat when she happens upon his house looking for work?

3. Who wins the children's seed-spitting contest at the picnic in Part II?

4. Why does Zorrie never make it to her destination in Part II?

5. Whose farm borders Zorrie's and her husbands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zorrie suspect Mr. Thomas, her old teacher, does to be able to give her some work?

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

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

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

5. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

7. Where does Zorrie get a job in Part I for a few months?

8. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

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

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

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