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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Zorrie known for throughout her county?
(a) Having a lot of jewelry.
(b) Having a lovely singing voice.
(c) Being a hard worker.
(d) Being beautiful.

2. What has Zorrie's teacher saved for her that he offers her?
(a) Her favorite shoes.
(b) A sheet of things she collected from nature.
(c) Her mood boards.
(d) Her rock collection.

3. Where does Zorrie try to travel on her own in Part II?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. What does Zorrie give to Janie as a gift?
(a) A leaf she finds.
(b) A pearl she finds.
(c) Nail varnish.
(d) A necklace of her own.

5. What is Zorrie's married last name?
(a) Summers.
(b) Underwood.
(c) Flaubert.
(d) Zeller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorrie drink during her pregnancy?

2. What is the name of the powder Zorrie uses at the factory?

3. What does the factory supervisor tell the workers about the substance they use every day?

4. What does Zorrie think about the townspeople's attitude towards her miscarriage?

5. What personal things does Noah share with Zorrie, and only Zorrie, in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hunt describe Zorrie's work ethic?

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

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

4. What does Zorrie do after her aunt's death?

5. What does Zorrie dream about right after Harold's funeral service?

6. What does Zorrie do soon after Gus and Bessie die?

7. In Part II, why does Noah start keeping a much closer eye on Virgil?

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

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

10. What is Zorrie known throughout the county as for many years?

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