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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Virgil once do for a living?

2. Who asks Zorrie if she is alright when Zorrie grows very thin after Gus's and Bessie's deaths?

3. What did Zorrie's aunt die of?

4. What is Zorrie known for throughout her county?

5. What does Opal write to Noah about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

7. What is Zorrie known throughout the county as for many years?

8. In Part II, why does Noah start keeping a much closer eye on Virgil?

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

10. What feeling does Zorrie have that alarms herself at the summer picnic in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Zorrie decide to travel abroad for the first time in her life at the end of the novel, and what does she discover in Amsterdam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Hunt reveal about Zorrie's community in Indiana with hers and Harold's experience of miscarriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Zorrie's neighbors support and demonstrate care for her after she loses Harold in the war? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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