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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives with Joe on Lenox Avenue?
(a) Golden Gray.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Alice.
(d) Violet.

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

3. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?
(a) It is out of gas.
(b) All the firemen are on strike.
(c) It is waiting for a fire in a white neighborhood.
(d) It is broken down.

4. Why does Malvonne want to make sure the young black girl's letter gets to the law school?
(a) She is afraid the girl has to get a low-paying job instead.
(b) The young black girl is Malvonne's daughter.
(c) She is afraid she is reported for having stolen mail.
(d) She is threatened by the police.

5. Why do the Miller sisters call the police station repeatedly?
(a) They are crazy.
(b) To report restaurants serving alcohol.
(c) As a way to keep Dorcas from misbehaving.
(d) They imagine they hear thieves in their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe buy Dorcas the first day they meet?

2. What type of Dorcas's makeup does Violet find out about?

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

4. What is Joe selling when he meets Dorcas?

5. Who moves to Chicago?

(see the answer key)

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