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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 Joe buy Dorcas the first day they meet?
(a) Beer.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dress.
(d) Peppermint candy.

2. What does Malvonne include in the letter from Hot Steam to Daddy Sage?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) A Bible passage.
(c) Violet's phone number.
(d) An article about adultery.

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

4. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?
(a) She is tall and beautiful.
(b) She wears unfashionable clothing.
(c) She is smarter and sharper.
(d) She is much more mature than they.

5. Who does Dorcas stay with when Alice goes to work?
(a) True Belle.
(b) Joe's mother.
(c) No one.
(d) The Miller sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malvonne want to make sure the young black girl's letter gets to the law school?

2. What does Alice protect Dorcas from?

3. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?

4. How does Alice describe Dorcas?

5. Who does Alice eventually allow to come visit her at home?

(see the answer key)

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