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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?
(a) She overdoses on medication.
(b) She is arrested by the police for murder.
(c) Dorcas is fired from her job.
(d) Dorcas's father is killed during a race riot.

2. What type of Dorcas's makeup does Violet find out about?
(a) Mascara.
(b) Powder.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Eyeshadow.

3. How is Alice Manfred related to Dorcas?
(a) Alice and Dorcas are second cousins.
(b) Alice is Dorcas's aunt.
(c) Dorcas is Alice's daughter.
(d) Alice and Dorcas are sisters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Violet Dorcas's address?

2. In the beginning of the book, why does Joe say he shoots Dorcas?

3. What happens to Dorcas's mother?

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

5. Who does Dorcas stay with when Alice goes to work?

(see the answer key)

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