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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 is married to Virgil?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Jane.
(c) Helen.
(d) Marie.

2. What killed Zorrie's parents?
(a) Tetanus.
(b) Flu.
(c) Diphtheria.
(d) Cholera.

3. Who does Zorrie start having supper with every Thursday?
(a) The Summerses.
(b) Hank.
(c) James.
(d) The Hendersons.

4. Who is the only beneficiary in Gus's will?
(a) Noah.
(b) Harold.
(c) Zorrie.
(d) Virgil.

5. What happens to Virgil in Part II?
(a) He shows signs of dementia.
(b) He is killed in a car accident.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He sets his own house on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie give to Janie as a gift?

2. What is the name of the powder Zorrie uses at the factory?

3. Who do Harold and Zorrie play cards with regularly?

4. Where does Harold's plane go down?

5. What does Zorrie work at in the factory in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zorrie dream about right after Harold's funeral service?

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

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

4. In Part I, what does Zorrie do when a man she hitches a ride with puts his hand on her leg?

5. What does Zorrie do soon after Gus and Bessie die?

6. How does Harold die in the war?

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

8. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

9. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

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