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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 Noah put around his father's body after he dies?
2. What does Hank tell everyone about the fire?
3. What does Zorrie do at the Summers's that helps Virgil?
4. What does Noah do after Virgil dies?
5. What does Virgil's death make Zorrie think of as she walks home from the Summers house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ruby get for Zorrie to try to help with Zorrie's loneliness?
2. In Part III, what does it break Zorrie's heart to be forced to do on her farm?
3. In Part IV, what does Zorrie realize about Noah's feelings about Zorrie's visit to Opal?
4. What does Marie tell Zorrie that Janie had thought of Zorrie at the end of Janie's life?
5. What is one reason that Zorrie realizes she might not have been interested in her suitor in Part III?
6. How does Noah react to his father Virgil's death?
7. What does Zorrie start doing with the Summers family that helps with her loneliness?
8. Who does Zorrie go to visit for the first time, and why?
9. In Part III, why does Zorrie travel to Ottawa?
10. What does Zorrie start doing for Noah regularly in Part IV?
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 do Zorrie's friendships with Janie and Marie impact her life as a young woman, and her later years? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Mr. Thomas's kindness and care mean to Zorrie at a time, in Part I of the novel, when she is essentially homeless and very vulnerable? How does Laird communicate the meaning of Mr. Thomas's actions towards Zorrie to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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