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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Rose Dear eventually die?
(a) No one is sure.
(b) She dies of a heart attack.
(c) She throws herself down a well.
(d) She convinces her boyfriend to kill her.

3. What does Violet's father bring the children when he visits?
(a) Candy.
(b) Toys.
(c) Books.
(d) Puppies.

4. What does Violet do in response to her crazy episodes?
(a) She becomes a musician.
(b) She becomes more and more silent.
(c) She writes in her journal.
(d) She goes to find a priest.

5. What does Dorcas put on Joe's hands?
(a) Aloe vera.
(b) Cream and clear nail polish.
(c) White paint.
(d) Butter and sugar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dorcas rescue from her home as a small child?

3. What does the green and yellow parrot repeat?

4. Where do Dorcas's clothespin dolls lay?

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

(see the answer key)

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