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

2. Who does Dorcas tell her friends attacks her?
(a) She does not tell them.
(b) Joe.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

3. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?
(a) She wears unfashionable clothing.
(b) She is much more mature than they.
(c) She is tall and beautiful.
(d) She is smarter and sharper.

4. What are the Civic Daughters planning when Joe delivers the cosmetics?
(a) An Easter Egg hunt.
(b) A Thanksgiving fundraiser.
(c) Dorcas's engagement party.
(d) The debutante ball.

5. What is special about Neola Miller?
(a) Her hair is bright yellow.
(b) She is deaf.
(c) She is a genius.
(d) Her left arm is paralyzed over her heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Acton do before seeking medical care for Dorcas?

2. How much debt does Joe and Violet have on the land?

3. What is the true reason Dorcas breaks up with Joe?

4. Why is Joe jealous of the young men on the street?

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

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