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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Violet find in the bottom of the parrot's cage?

3. What does Dorcas put on Joe's hands?

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

5. What does Joe see in Dorcas's picture?

(see the answer key)

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