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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Violet committed to gaining weight?
(a) She is trying to get the hips and backside she has as a young woman.
(b) She thinks it makes her look crazier.
(c) She thinks it makes Joe feel sorry for her.
(d) She wants to be admitted to the hospital.

2. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?
(a) She is arrested by the police for murder.
(b) Dorcas is fired from her job.
(c) Dorcas's father is killed during a race riot.
(d) She overdoses on medication.

3. Why does Joe want to stay near Dorcas after he shoots her?
(a) He doesn't want anyone else to touch her.
(b) He wants her to die in his arms.
(c) He wants her to keep from falling.
(d) He wants to be arrested and taken to prison.

4. What does Violet's father bring the children when he visits?
(a) Books.
(b) Toys.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Candy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wipes the blood from the woman's face?

2. What does Violet do when the cotton crop is harvested?

3. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?

4. What is True Belle's relationship to Violet?

5. What does Golden Gray cover the woman's body with?

(see the answer key)

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