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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 does Oats take to spending all day with?

2. Who finds Virgil after he dies?

3. Where does Zorrie travel with her blueberries and other gifts in Part III?

4. Why does Noah do what he does in Part IV that is so shocking to the community?

5. What does Opal cryptically tell Zorrie is "behind her face" in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zorrie start doing with the Summers family that helps with her loneliness?

2. What does Ruby get for Zorrie to try to help with Zorrie's loneliness?

3. What does Zorrie bring Opal when she goes to see her, and how does Opal react?

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

5. What is one reason that Zorrie realizes she might not have been interested in her suitor in Part III?

6. How does Noah react to his father Virgil's death?

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

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

9. What does Zorrie do regularly that Ruby and Noah think helps Virgil?

10. In Part III, why does Zorrie feel new grief over her miscarriage many years earlier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does becoming homeless at age 21, during the Great Depression of the 1930s, affect Zorrie's life trajectory? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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