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

2. How much debt does Joe and Violet have on the land?
(a) $20,000.00.
(b) $180.00.
(c) $1,800.00.
(d) It is not clear.

3. Who adopts Joe at birth?
(a) Violet's parents.
(b) True Belle.
(c) Rhoda and Frank Williams.
(d) Rose Dear.

4. Who does Dorcas cry for during her mother's funeral?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her dolls.

5. Where are Violet and her siblings living with their mother?
(a) In a treehouse.
(b) In the basement of an occupied home.
(c) In an old motel.
(d) In an abandoned shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joe selling when he meets Dorcas?

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

3. What happens to Violet's mother after her father leaves the family?

4. What are the Civic Daughters planning when Joe delivers the cosmetics?

5. What does the train conductor announce when he walks through the cabin where Joe and Violet are standing?

(see the answer key)

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