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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Violet meet Joe?
(a) They grow up in the same church together.
(b) He falls out of tree she is sleeping under.
(c) They go on a blind date.
(d) They are both lost while trying to get to Chicago.

2. What does Joe wipe his tears with?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Dorcas's picture.
(c) His hands.
(d) A red handkerchief.

3. Why is Felice's ring so special to her?
(a) Her mother gives it to her.
(b) Her first husband buys it for her.
(c) It symbolizes her friendship with Dorcas.
(d) It is the only thing of monetary value she owns.

4. Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives?
(a) Rose Dear.
(b) Vera Louise.
(c) The town gossip.
(d) True Belle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Violet go when she finds out about Joe's affair?

3. Why does Dorcas tell Joe she wants to break up with him?

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

5. Why does Dorcas like Acton better than Joe?

(see the answer key)

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