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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 does Zorrie ask Noah not to do when he talks to her in Part IV?
(a) Curse so much.
(b) Tell her he loves her again.
(c) Talk badly about Opal.
(d) Look at her in anger.

2. What does Marie's revelation about the Radium make Zorrie think about her own past?
(a) She feels that the Radium had no effect on her life whatsoever.
(b) She feels that the Radium probably made her stronger.
(c) She feels that the Radium might have actually caused Harold's death.
(d) She feels guilty that ingesting the powder during pregnancy might have killed her baby.

3. Who dies from Zorrie's past in Part III?
(a) Mr. Thomas.
(b) Riley.
(c) Janie.
(d) Helen.

4. What does Noah do in Part IV that is dangerous and shocking?
(a) Tries to kill himself.
(b) Cuts down all his own trees.
(c) Kills his chickens.
(d) Sets his barn on fire.

5. What is one really happy memory Zorrie has of her own childhood?
(a) Laying under the Christmas tree with her aunt.
(b) Buying presents for birthdays.
(c) Going shopping with her mother.
(d) Playing cards with her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Marie in Part IV?

2. What does Virgil's death make Zorrie think of as she walks home from the Summers house?

3. What does Noah do after Virgil dies?

4. What does Hank tell Zorrie about Noah and Opal that shocks her?

5. What does Noah give Zorrie right after Virgil dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah give Zorrie after Virgil's death?

2. Who does Zorrie go to visit for the first time, and why?

3. Who tries to woo Zorrie in Part III and how does it end up?

4. What does Zorrie start doing with the Summers family that helps with her loneliness?

5. In Part III, why does Zorrie travel to Ottawa?

6. What does Zorrie do regularly that Ruby and Noah think helps Virgil?

7. In Part IV, who does Hank ask to keep an eye on Noah, and why does he ask this?

8. In Part IV, what does Zorrie realize about Noah's feelings about Zorrie's visit to Opal?

9. In Part III, what does it break Zorrie's heart to be forced to do on her farm?

10. What does Ruby get for Zorrie to try to help with Zorrie's loneliness?

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