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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 material does Zorrie use in her factory job?
(a) Lead.
(b) Radium.
(c) Uranium.
(d) String.

2. What are Harold's feelings about Zorrie's miscarriage?
(a) He feels guilt for having allowed her to do so much work on the farm while pregnant.
(b) He feels secretly relieved not to be having a baby.
(c) He feels angry at Zorrie about it.
(d) He does not express any feelings about it.

3. What does Zorrie work at in the factory in Part I?
(a) Making shoes.
(b) Making food.
(c) Painting clock faces.
(d) Tailoring dresses.

4. What does Zorrie give to Janie as a gift?
(a) A pearl she finds.
(b) A leaf she finds.
(c) A necklace of her own.
(d) Nail varnish.

5. What does Zorrie ask Earl to find in the barn in Part II that she later realizes she threw away?
(a) A length of ribbon.
(b) A set of scales.
(c) A particular hoe.
(d) Harold's rake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie wear for her wedding?

2. Who does Zorrie start having supper with every Thursday?

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

4. What is Zorrie's maiden name?

5. Where does Zorrie go to find work after her aunt's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Harold die in the war?

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

5. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

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

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

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

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

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