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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who moves to Chicago?
(a) Rose Dear.
(b) True Belle.
(c) Sweetness, Malvonne's nephew.
(d) Violet.

2. What does Alice Manfred do for a living?
(a) Cleans wealthy people's homes.
(b) She is a nurse for a black doctor.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) Cooks in a nearby restaurant.

3. Who does Alice try to teach Dorcas to avoid?
(a) All other blacks.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) Social workers and teachers.
(d) White male teenagers and adults.

4. How does Violet meet Joe?
(a) They are both lost while trying to get to Chicago.
(b) He falls out of tree she is sleeping under.
(c) They go on a blind date.
(d) They grow up in the same church together.

5. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Five dollars an hour.
(c) Two dollars a month.
(d) He trades handiwork for the use of the bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet wear that makes her look crazy?

2. How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm?

3. What area does the author describe in springtime?

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

5. What does Alice protect Dorcas from?

(see the answer key)

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