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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 kind of shop had Zorrie's aunt once wanted to open in Frankfort?

2. What does the factory supervisor tell the workers about the substance they use every day?

3. What does Zorrie dream of shortly after Harold's service?

4. What did Virgil once do for a living?

5. What is one river Zorrie swims in with her friends during her time at the factory?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

3. What does Zorrie seem to think of the community's treatment of the topic of miscarriage?

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

5. How does Zorrie meet Harold?

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

7. In Part II, what happens when Zorrie tries to drive to visit her old friends in Ottawa?

8. What does Zorrie suspect Mr. Thomas, her old teacher, does to be able to give her some work?

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

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

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

How would you describe Hunt's tone and style throughout this novel in terms of narration and use of language? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Zorrie cope, at different times in her life throughout the novel, with the plague of loneliness? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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