2. What does Zorrie dream of shortly after Harold's service?
(a) Having a baby.
(b) Her own death.
(c) Harold struggling in the water.
(d) Her aunt criticizing her sewing work.

3. Where does Zorrie go to find work after her aunt's death?
(a) Harrington.
(b) London.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Frankfort.

4. What does Zorrie save for herself from her factory work?
(a) A shoe.
(b) Her paintbrush.
(c) The last clock face she paints and a tin of powder.
(d) A dress for herself.

5. Who does Zorrie eventually find work with on a farm?
(a) The Reese Family.
(b) Hank Dunne.
(c) Gus and Bessie Underwood.
(d) The Summers family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie start feeling in Part I that she has never really felt before?

2. In Part II, what does Ruby give Zorrie as a gift?

3. What lake has Zorrie longed to see in Part II?

4. Where does Harold's plane go down?

5. Where are Harold's funeral services held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What tragedy does Zorrie learn about in Noah's life in Part II?

3. What does Zorrie drink sometimes during her early pregnancy, believing it is good for her and the baby?

4. How does the community seem to view Virgil?

5. Why is Zorrie called a "ghost girl"?

6. What do the women at the factory do with the radium in their free time?

7. What did an accident on the farm rob Noah Summers of?

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

9. What does Zorrie suspect Mr. Thomas, her old teacher, does to be able to give her some work?

10. What does Zorrie seem to think of the community's treatment of the topic of miscarriage?

(see the answer keys)

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