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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 is Zorrie's husband's first name?

2. Who is one of Zorrie's friends at the factory?

3. What personal things does Noah share with Zorrie, and only Zorrie, in Part II?

4. What does Zorrie take to wearing for a time in Part II, years after Harold's death?

5. What does Noah's wife do that leads her to be institutionalized?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

3. What does Zorrie dream about right after Harold's funeral service?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How does Laird communicate Zorrie's deep feelings about Indiana, her homeland, to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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