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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) Dorcas's father is killed during a race riot.
(c) She is arrested by the police for murder.
(d) Dorcas is fired from her job.

2. Who lives with Joe on Lenox Avenue?
(a) Golden Gray.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Alice.
(d) Violet.

3. What does Violet see in Dorcas's picture?
(a) A friendly, mature girl.
(b) An angry, disturbed teenager.
(c) A sweet, beautiful woman.
(d) A stubborn girl needing a haircut.

4. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?
(a) Five dollars an hour.
(b) Two dollars a month.
(c) He trades handiwork for the use of the bedroom.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?
(a) Make it look younger.
(b) Disfigure it with a knife.
(c) Make it look older.
(d) Apply more makeup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe see in Dorcas's picture?

2. Who does Alice eventually allow to come visit her at home?

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

4. Who rents Joe and Dorcas a bedroom once a week?

5. What does Dorcas put on Joe's hands?

(see the answer key)

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