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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Violet committed to gaining weight?
(a) She wants to be admitted to the hospital.
(b) She is trying to get the hips and backside she has as a young woman.
(c) She thinks it makes her look crazier.
(d) She thinks it makes Joe feel sorry for her.

2. What does Joe find behind a hibiscus bush?
(a) Dorcas's old dress.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A burrow.
(d) A picture of his grandmother.

3. Why does True Belle return to Vesper County?
(a) Her job takes her there.
(b) To care for her grandchildren.
(c) Her husband dies.
(d) She is running from the law.

4. Why does Joe begin to feel distanced from Violet?
(a) She tells him she wants to get a divorce.
(b) She begins to drink excessively.
(c) She is having an extramarital affair.
(d) He senses that she longs for a child.

5. Why does Dorcas tell Joe she wants to break up with him?
(a) She is moving far away.
(b) She falls in love with someone else.
(c) She is tired of sneaking around.
(d) She needs room to focus on her career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Violet's mother after her father leaves the family?

2. What does Lestory say in response to Golden Gray?

3. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?

4. What happens to Dorcas's mother?

5. Who doesn't want an ambulance to be called after Joe shot Dorcas?

(see the answer key)

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