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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends the parade with Dorcas in 1917?
(a) No one.
(b) Joe and Violet.
(c) Alice Manfred.
(d) Joe only.

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

3. Why does Joe begin to feel distanced from Violet?
(a) She begins to drink excessively.
(b) He senses that she longs for a child.
(c) She tells him she wants to get a divorce.
(d) She is having an extramarital affair.

4. What instrument is constantly played during the parade?
(a) Flute.
(b) Drums.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Trumpet.

5. What happens to Violet's mother after her father leaves the family?
(a) She earns an education.
(b) She becomes incapacitated.
(c) She remarries and becomes abusive.
(d) She becomes insane and tries to kill her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Miller sisters call the police station repeatedly?

2. What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city?

3. What does Violet do after she runs from the funeral home?

4. How is Violet described by the author?

5. What does the author suppose Violet does while Joe is looking out the window and crying?

(see the answer key)

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