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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author suppose Violet does while Joe is looking out the window and crying?
(a) Put her arms around him and comfort him.
(b) Pack up her belongings and leave.
(c) Set his hair on fire.
(d) Cook breakfast for him.

2. Who sits on every street corner, according to the author?
(a) Blind beggars.
(b) Blues musicians.
(c) Young prostitutes.
(d) Single mothers.

3. What does Alice protect Dorcas from?
(a) Television.
(b) Racism.
(c) Unhealthy habits.
(d) Seductive and violent music.

4. What does Dorcas notice about Joe when he shoots her?
(a) He looks like her father.
(b) He looks insane.
(c) He is unrecognizable.
(d) He is crying.

5. Why do the Miller sisters call the police station repeatedly?
(a) To report restaurants serving alcohol.
(b) As a way to keep Dorcas from misbehaving.
(c) They are crazy.
(d) They imagine they hear thieves in their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorcas tell her friends attacks her?

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

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

4. What sort of person does Dorcas want to be with?

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

(see the answer key)

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