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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Joe and Violet continue to dance standing in the train car?
(a) They aren't hungry.
(b) They do not want to be separated by the table.
(c) They do not want to lose their places.
(d) They are afraid to sit down for fear they are punished.

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

3. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?
(a) Candy.
(b) A television.
(c) A baby.
(d) Knives.

4. Where does Violet go when she finds out about Joe's affair?
(a) Under their bed.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) The funeral parlor.
(d) To her mother's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe think about Violet's crazy episodes?

2. Who understands, like Joe, what it feels like to feel nothing inside?

3. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?

4. What happens to Dorcas's mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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