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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 is one river Zorrie swims in with her friends during her time at the factory?

2. Where does Harold's plane go down?

3. What does Zorrie wear for her wedding?

4. What great news does Zorrie and Harold share with Harold's parents in Part II?

5. What does Zorrie start doing for the first time very early in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Zorrie get a job in Part I for a few months?

3. How does Zorrie meet Harold?

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

5. Why does Harold feel guilty about Zorrie miscarrying?

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

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

8. Early in Part II, what great news do Zorrie and Harold share with Gus and Bessie?

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

10. What does Noah share with Zorrie that is very personal in Part II?

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

How does Zorrie's Indiana community handle the fact of Opal's mental illness and of Noah's reaction to it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What elements of the pastoral novel does Hunt borrow in Zorrie? How does Zorrie ultimately depart from the genre of the pastoral? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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