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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives?
(a) The town gossip.
(b) Rose Dear.
(c) True Belle.
(d) Vera Louise.

3. What does Dorcas rescue from her home as a small child?
(a) Her clothespin dolls.
(b) A photo album.
(c) She decides not to rescue anything.
(d) Her pet kitten.

4. What does the train conductor announce when he walks through the cabin where Joe and Violet are standing?
(a) It is time to separate from the white customers.
(b) Breakfast is being served.
(c) No black couples remain together.
(d) All blacks must leave the train car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorcas cry for during her mother's funeral?

2. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?

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

4. What does Malvonne find behind her refrigerator?

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

(see the answer key)

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