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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 tell Opal is about the only thing Noah likes?
2. What does Noah give Zorrie right after Virgil dies?
3. What happens to Marie in Part IV?
4. Where does Opal say she would like to be buried?
5. What does Noah do in Part IV that is dangerous and shocking?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Zorrie eventually realize is Noah's reason for setting the fire in Part IV?
2. Why does Zorrie consider classes for Oats?
3. How does Noah react to his father Virgil's death?
4. In Part III, why does Zorrie travel to Ottawa?
5. What horrifies all the women who used to work at the radium factory in Part III?
6. What does Ruby say to Zorrie about her visit to Opal in Part IV?
7. What does Marie tell Zorrie that Janie had thought of Zorrie at the end of Janie's life?
8. In Part III, why does Zorrie feel new grief over her miscarriage many years earlier?
9. In Part IV, who does Hank ask to keep an eye on Noah, and why does he ask this?
10. What happens between Oats and Virgil in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Zorrie decide to travel abroad for the first time in her life at the end of the novel, and what does she discover in Amsterdam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe Hunt's tone and style throughout this novel in terms of narration and use of language? 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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