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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?
(a) All the firemen are on strike.
(b) It is broken down.
(c) It is out of gas.
(d) It is waiting for a fire in a white neighborhood.

2. Why is Joe jealous of the young men on the street?
(a) They have living parents and loving wives.
(b) They do not have to worry about segregation and racism.
(c) They have lots of money and good jobs.
(d) They do not have to go searching for women.

3. What does Violet do in response to her crazy episodes?
(a) She goes to find a priest.
(b) She becomes more and more silent.
(c) She becomes a musician.
(d) She writes in her journal.

4. Where does Violet put the picture of Dorcas?
(a) Under Joe's pillow.
(b) In the oven.
(c) On the mantel.
(d) On the front door.

5. What is the 1917 parade protesting?
(a) Child abuse.
(b) The St. Louis race riots.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) Abortion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Dorcas's clothespin dolls lay?

2. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?

3. What does Joe think of when he imagines Dorcas?

4. Who sits on every street corner, according to the author?

5. Who understands, like Joe, what it feels like to feel nothing inside?

(see the answer key)

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