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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 Oats take to doing that Zorrie knows is a big problem?

2. How does Candy Wilson refer to Zorrie's generosity with her produce from the farm?

3. What happens to Marie in Part IV?

4. What does Zorrie tell Opal that Harold used to say she was as smart as?

5. What does Zorrie briefly consider doing about Oats?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Hank tell Zorrie about Opal and Noah in Part IV that shocks her?

6. Who tries to woo Zorrie in Part III and how does it end up?

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

8. What does Marie tell Zorrie that Janie had thought of Zorrie at the end of Janie's life?

9. Why does Zorrie consider classes for Oats?

10. In Part III, why does Zorrie travel to Ottawa?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how does Zorrie eventually decide to express her decades-long yearning and affection for Noah? What happens in the aftermath of this expression? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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