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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe begin tracking Dorcas down with a gun?
(a) He never wants the sweet taste of the apple to end.
(b) He thinks she is trying to kill him.
(c) He finds out she is cheating on him.
(d) He is slowly going insane and is having delusions.

2. How does the author describe Acton's appearance from Dorcas's point of view?
(a) He is plain-looking, but has thick hair.
(b) He is tall and athletic.
(c) He is handsome and his hair has no gray in it.
(d) There is no description of Acton's physical appearance.

3. Who does Dorcas stay with when Alice goes to work?
(a) Joe's mother.
(b) No one.
(c) The Miller sisters.
(d) True Belle.

4. Why does Dorcas hope Joe comes looking for her after she breaks up with him?
(a) She he is jealous and starts a fight.
(b) So he understands her decision.
(c) So he realizes she is happy.
(d) So they make up.

5. How much debt does Joe and Violet have on the land?
(a) $1,800.00.
(b) It is not clear.
(c) $20,000.00.
(d) $180.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?

2. Why does Joe begin to feel distanced from Violet?

3. What area does the author describe in springtime?

4. What year does Joe and Violet move to the city?

5. What does Alice Manfred do for a living?

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