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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Violet go when she finds out about Joe's affair?
(a) Under their bed.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) To her mother's house.
(d) The funeral parlor.

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

3. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?
(a) Candy.
(b) A television.
(c) A baby.
(d) Knives.

4. What does Violet find in the bottom of the parrot's cage?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pen.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A shoe.

5. What does Violet do in response to her crazy episodes?
(a) She becomes more and more silent.
(b) She becomes a musician.
(c) She goes to find a priest.
(d) She writes in her journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who understands, like Joe, what it feels like to feel nothing inside?

2. In the beginning of the book, why does Joe say he shoots Dorcas?

3. Who moves to Chicago?

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

5. What does Joe not recall from his early days with Violet?

(see the answer key)

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