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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alice eventually allow to come visit her at home?
(a) Felice.
(b) Dorcas's pet dog.
(c) Violet.
(d) Joe.

2. How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm?
(a) They never pay it off.
(b) Twenty-two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six months.

3. 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 are afraid to sit down for fear they are punished.
(d) They do not want to lose their places.

4. Why does Joe want to stay near Dorcas after he shoots her?
(a) He wants her to keep from falling.
(b) He doesn't want anyone else to touch her.
(c) He wants to be arrested and taken to prison.
(d) He wants her to die in his arms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Joe jealous of the young men on the street?

2. What do Violet and Joe do all night the first time they meet?

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

4. How old is Joe when the plantation burns?

5. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?

(see the answer key)

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