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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of birth does the naked pregnant girl have?
(a) The girl leaves the cabin while she is in labor, so the reader doesn't know.
(b) A difficult one.
(c) An easy, short one.
(d) An uneventful one.

2. Who does Alice try to teach Dorcas to avoid?
(a) All other blacks.
(b) Social workers and teachers.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) White male teenagers and adults.

3. How does the white men refer to the best hunter?
(a) As a witch doctor.
(b) As a genius.
(c) As a hypnotist.
(d) As a farce and a scam.

4. What does Felice tell the Traces about Dorcas?
(a) She has the best of intentions.
(b) She is innocent and sweet.
(c) She has no true style.
(d) She is always getting others into trouble.

5. Who does Dorcas tell her friends attacks her?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Joe.
(d) She does not tell them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Miller sisters call the police station repeatedly?

2. Who does the best hunter choose to be his apprentices?

3. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?

4. What happens when Dorcas eats candy?

5. What area does the author describe in springtime?

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