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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 Lester do with some of the profits from the great harvest?
(a) Buys a horse.
(b) Buys a small farm near Boyleston.
(c) Gambles.
(d) Buys a new house.

2. What does Opal tell Zorrie her doctors have told her?
(a) She will likely live a long time.
(b) She might be able to get out soon.
(c) She should get a divorce.
(d) She is not doing well lately.

3. What does Noah put around his father's body after he dies?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Sage.
(c) A ring of lime powder.
(d) Thyme.

4. Who is Lester's wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Joan.
(c) Emma.
(d) Maria.

5. What does Noah do after Virgil dies?
(a) Confines himself to his room for a while.
(b) Goes fishing all day.
(c) Cooks for the funeral.
(d) Burns the trees in the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Oats take to spending all day with?

2. What does Zorrie bring to Ruby as a gift in Part IV?

3. Where does Zorrie travel with her blueberries and other gifts in Part III?

4. Who does Hank insinuate that he thinks Zorrie might have feelings for?

5. What does Zorrie invest in for her farm in the fifties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah do in Part IV that seems like an act of desperation?

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

3. What is one reason that Zorrie realizes she might not have been interested in her suitor in Part III?

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

5. What does Ruby say to Zorrie about her visit to Opal in Part IV?

6. What happens between Oats and Virgil in Part III?

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

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

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

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

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