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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe think about Violet's crazy episodes?
(a) He thinks they are incredibly annoying.
(b) He thinks they are charming.
(c) He does not know about them.
(d) He ignores them completely.

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

3. Which of the following are in Violet's apartment?
(a) Shotguns and cocaine.
(b) Dogs and cats.
(c) Piles of newspapers.
(d) Birds and houseplants.

4. How is Alice Manfred related to Dorcas?
(a) Alice is Dorcas's aunt.
(b) Alice and Dorcas are second cousins.
(c) Alice and Dorcas are sisters.
(d) Dorcas is Alice's daughter.

5. What happens to Dorcas's mother?
(a) She dies in a housefire.
(b) She runs away to Mexico.
(c) She gradually becomes insane.
(d) She is killed by a boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Violet Dorcas's address?

2. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?

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

4. What does the train conductor announce when he walks through the cabin where Joe and Violet are standing?

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

(see the answer key)

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