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

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

3. Where does Harold's plane go down?

4. Where does Zorrie sometimes sleep in the beginning of her work a the factory?

5. What does Zorrie name her gift from Ruby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zorrie leave her first job in Part I, even though she makes friends there?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Zorrie earn the nickname "Ghost Girl," and what do you think Hunt is trying to tell the readers about Zorrie with this moniker? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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