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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?
(a) A jazz club.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The beauty parlor.
(d) New York City.

2. Why does True Belle return to Vesper County?
(a) Her husband dies.
(b) To care for her grandchildren.
(c) She is running from the law.
(d) Her job takes her there.

3. Who rents Joe and Dorcas a bedroom once a week?
(a) Malvonne.
(b) Alice.
(c) Dorcas's mother.
(d) Rose Dear.

4. What is the 1917 parade protesting?
(a) Desegregation.
(b) Abortion.
(c) Child abuse.
(d) The St. Louis race riots.

5. What year does Joe and Violet move to the city?
(a) 1919.
(b) The author does not include a date.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joe think about Adam and the Garden of Eden?

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

4. What does Vera Louise do with True Belle's wages?

5. What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city?

(see the answer key)

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