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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Joe not recall from his early days with Violet?
(a) Specific dates.
(b) What they buy as a couple.
(c) The dresses that she wears.
(d) Feelings.

3. In the beginning of the book, why does Joe say he shoots Dorcas?
(a) She tries to rob him.
(b) He wants to capture her forever.
(c) He wants to keep the feeling of love going.
(d) He is trying to shoot someone else.

4. What does Dorcas rescue from her home as a small child?
(a) She decides not to rescue anything.
(b) Her pet kitten.
(c) A photo album.
(d) Her clothespin dolls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joe selling when he meets Dorcas?

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

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

4. How does Violet decide to get back at Joe?

5. Who moves to Chicago?

(see the answer key)

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