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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?
(a) It is waiting for a fire in a white neighborhood.
(b) All the firemen are on strike.
(c) It is broken down.
(d) It is out of gas.

3. How does Alice describe Dorcas?
(a) Ugly but pleasant.
(b) Beautiful but hardheaded.
(c) Funny but quiet.
(d) Plain but fun-loving.

4. What does Malvonne find behind her refrigerator?
(a) A box of money.
(b) A sack of stolen mail.
(c) A coin collection.
(d) An old diamond ring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Alice realize Dorcas and Joe are having an affair?

2. How is Alice Manfred related to Dorcas?

3. Who moves to Chicago?

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

5. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?

(see the answer key)

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