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Jazz | Quiz

Toni Morrison
This Study Guide consists of approximately 71 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Jazz.

Jazz | Quiz

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1)

What happens to Violet's mother after her father leaves the family? (from Chapter 4)

She becomes insane and tries to kill her children.
She earns an education.
She remarries and becomes abusive.
She becomes incapacitated.
2)

What is the relationship between Felice, Joe, and Violet like after Dorcas's death? (from Chapter 10)

Violet and Felice become best friends.
Felice becomes a sort of foster daughter.
Felice and Joe begin having an affair without Violet knowing.
Felice moves in with Joe and Violet and the three become inseparable.
3)

What area does the author describe in springtime? (from Chapter 5)

Harlem.
Virginia.
California.
Central Park.
4)

What does Violet do when the cotton crop is harvested? (from Chapter 4)

She becomes a teacher.
She goes back to Virginia.
She raises children.
She stays in the neighborhood and works for a family.
5)

What year does Joe and Violet move to the city? (from Chapter 5)

The author does not include a date.
1965.
1919.
1952.
6)

How does True Belle know Vera Louise Gray is pregnant? (from Chapter 6)

She reads Vera Louise's diary.
True Belle does Vera Louise's laundry.
She eavesdrops on Vera Louise's conversation.
She sees it in a dream.
7)

What does Violet offer to do to Felice's hair? (from Chapter 10)

Unbraid it.
Curl it.
Wash it.
Trim the ends.
8)

What do Joe or Violet do after supper near the end of the story? (from Chapter 10)

Wash dishes.
Go for a walk.
Play poker.
Call their parents.
9)

How long does True Belle stay with the children? (from Chapter 6)

About a year.
Six days.
Three years.
Eleven years.
10)

Who sits on every street corner, according to the author? (from Chapter 5)

Single mothers.
Young prostitutes.
Blues musicians.
Blind beggars.
11)

What other girls are "after" Acton? (from Chapter 8)

No other girls desire Acton.
A group of white girls.
Dorcas's best friend, Felice.
All of them.
12)

As Golden Gray approaches his father's house, what does he wish to do to his father? (from Chapter 6)

Kill him.
Threaten him with his gun.
Hug him and make amends.
Fight him.
13)

How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm? (from Chapter 5)

They never pay it off.
Five years.
Twenty-two years.
Six months.
14)

What does Felice tell the Traces about Dorcas? (from Chapter 9)

She is always getting others into trouble.
She has no true style.
She has the best of intentions.
She is innocent and sweet.
15)

What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city? (from Chapter 4)

They are disappointed and vow never to speak to Joe again.
They are overjoyed for the couple.
They are glad Joe and Violet are moving away.
They are surprised.
16)

Why does Dorcas have to be careful about how she looks and acts around Acton? (from Chapter 8)

He moves on to another girl.
He suspects she is not really in love with him.
He has the power to make or break her career.
He demoralizes her and hit her.
17)

Why does Felice's mother end up stealing the ring? (from Chapter 9)

To get even with the white man.
She plans to sell it for cash.
To show Felice's father that she has courage.
Because she is angry with the little girl.
18)

What happens to the plantation thirteen years after Golden Gray meets his father? (from Chapter 7)

It is sold to Violet and Joe.
It becomes an orphanage for unwanted children.
It burns down.
It is sold to commercial builders.
19)

What is the real reason the ambulance is delayed? (from Chapter 10)

Joe tries to stop the ambulance from helping.
It is black people calling.
They know of Dorcas's reputation.
They run out of gas.
20)

What do Joe and Violet do when they meet at the drugstore? (from Chapter 10)

Shop for hair supplies.
Have a malt.
Fight incessantly.
Fill their neighbors' prescriptions.
21)

What does Rose tell people about why her husband leaves? (from Chapter 6)

He is running from the police.
He is very sick and has to get professional help.
He is going to college in New York City.
He is fed up with the price of coffee and his daughter's physical ailments.
22)

Why does Joe want to find Dorcas again? (from Chapter 7)

So they are happy together again.
So she is safe.
So he can divorce Violet and run away.
So he can tell her all about his childhood.
23)

Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives? (from Chapter 6)

Rose Dear.
The town gossip.
True Belle.
Vera Louise.
24)

Why does Dorcas tell Joe she wants to break up with him? (from Chapter 8)

She is moving far away.
She falls in love with someone else.
She is tired of sneaking around.
She needs room to focus on her career.
25)

Why does True Belle send Violet to Palestine? (from Chapter 4)

To pick cotton.
Violet becomes pregnant.
To get away from Joe.
To go to beauty school.
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