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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. Who starts trying to date Zorrie in Part III?

2. What does Zorrie tell Opal that Harold used to say she was as smart as?

3. What happens to the Summers house after Ruby's death?

4. What does Zorrie briefly consider doing about Oats?

5. What is one of Virgil's favorite books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah give Zorrie after Virgil's death?

2. What does Hank tell Zorrie about Opal and Noah in Part IV that shocks her?

3. What does Zorrie start doing for Noah regularly in Part IV?

4. What does Ruby say to Zorrie about her visit to Opal in Part IV?

5. What does Zorrie eventually realize is Noah's reason for setting the fire in Part IV?

6. What happens between Oats and Virgil in Part III?

7. In Part IV, what does Zorrie realize about Noah's feelings about Zorrie's visit to Opal?

8. What is one splurge that Zorrie makes on herself after her trip to Ottawa?

9. Who does Zorrie go to visit for the first time, and why?

10. What does Noah do in Part IV that seems like an act of desperation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Zorrie's friendships with Janie and Marie impact her life as a young woman, and her later years? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Laird demonstrate the effects of being raised by such a strict and joyless aunt on Zorrie in the early part of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Laird use examples of Zorrie's work ethic to help develop her character in the novel's early stages? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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