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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 does Zorrie ask Earl to find in the barn in Part II that she later realizes she threw away?

2. What is the name of the powder Zorrie uses at the factory?

3. Who does Zorrie get a post card from in Part II?

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

5. In Part II, what does Ruby give Zorrie as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zorrie say when Gus and Bessie say Harold will be back from the war soon enough?

2. What does Zorrie drink sometimes during her early pregnancy, believing it is good for her and the baby?

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

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

5. What did an accident on the farm rob Noah Summers of?

6. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

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

8. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

9. What does Noah share with Zorrie that is very personal in Part II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Mr. Thomas's kindness and care mean to Zorrie at a time, in Part I of the novel, when she is essentially homeless and very vulnerable? How does Laird communicate the meaning of Mr. Thomas's actions towards Zorrie to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In what specific ways does Hunt explore the exploitation of workers - especially women - in the 1930s and beyond in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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