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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Violet Dorcas's address?
(a) Alice.
(b) Malvonne.
(c) True Belle.
(d) Joe.

2. Who rents Joe and Dorcas a bedroom once a week?
(a) Malvonne.
(b) Rose Dear.
(c) Alice.
(d) Dorcas's mother.

3. How does Alice describe Dorcas?
(a) Plain but fun-loving.
(b) Beautiful but hardheaded.
(c) Funny but quiet.
(d) Ugly but pleasant.

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

5. What does Joe see in Dorcas's picture?
(a) A woman who looks just like Violet.
(b) A scraggly, shy teenager.
(c) An aged, harsh woman.
(d) A beautiful, sweet girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorcas rescue from her home as a small child?

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

3. How is Violet described by the author?

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

5. Who lives with Joe on Lenox Avenue?

(see the answer key)

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