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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. Where does Zorrie fall asleep more than once after Gus and Bessie pass away?

2. Who tells Zorrie that Harold is going to come back from the war soon enough?

3. Where does Zorrie get a ride to on a seed-delivery truck?

4. Where is one of Zorrie's friends from the factory originally from?

5. Where does Zorrie go to find work after her aunt's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Early in Part II, what great news do Zorrie and Harold share with Gus and Bessie?

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

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

6. Who raises Zorrie, and why?

7. How does Zorrie meet Harold?

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

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

10. What does Zorrie do after her aunt's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 friendships with Janie and Marie impact her life as a young woman, and her later years? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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