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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 kind of pie does Zorrie make for Noah the first time she brings him dinner in Part IV?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Peach.
(c) Blueberry.
(d) Apple.

2. What does Marie tell Zorrie about her memories of Zorrie in Part III?
(a) She does not have many memories of Zorrie.
(b) They were happy.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They were sad.

3. What does Zorrie briefly consider doing about Oats?
(a) Taking her to training classes.
(b) Giving her different food.
(c) Finding her a dog partner.
(d) Giving her away.

4. Where does Opal say she would like to be buried?
(a) The sea.
(b) A dirt mound.
(c) A wooden pyre.
(d) The churchyard cemetery.

5. What is Zorrie struck by when she meets Opal?
(a) Opal's gray hair.
(b) Opal's beautiful clothes.
(c) Opal's startling blue eyes.
(d) Opal's missing teeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Zorrie try to get the smoke taste out of her mouth?

3. How does Candy Wilson refer to Zorrie's generosity with her produce from the farm?

4. What does Zorrie start doing regularly in Part IV?

5. What is one of Virgil's favorite books?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zorrie consider classes for Oats?

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 feel new grief over her miscarriage many years earlier?

5. What horrifies all the women who used to work at the radium factory in Part III?

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

7. How does Noah react to his father Virgil's death?

8. What does Zorrie bring Opal when she goes to see her, and how does Opal react?

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

10. What does Marie tell Zorrie that Janie had thought of Zorrie at the end of Janie's life?

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