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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 Marie tell Zorrie about her memories of Zorrie in Part III?

2. What does Zorrie suddenly realize Noah thinks about her having visited Opal?

3. What does Zorrie tell Noah right after Virgil dies?

4. What does Opal tell Zorrie her doctors have told her?

5. What does Noah put around his father's body after he dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Zorrie consider classes for Oats?

8. In Part IV, who does Hank ask to keep an eye on Noah, and why does he ask this?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hunt describe Zorrie's connection to and respect for nature and the land? 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

How do Zorrie's friendships with Janie and Marie evolve over the years, and what do they mean to hear as a middle-aged and then older woman? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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