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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 Noah missing as a result of a farm accident?

2. What killed Zorrie's parents?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Zorrie get a job in Part I for a few months?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Harold die in the war?

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

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

10. How does Zorrie meet Harold?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What elements of the pastoral novel does Hunt borrow in Zorrie? How does Zorrie ultimately depart from the genre of the pastoral? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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