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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Joe pray sends him a sign as he sits in the bushes?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) His mother.
(c) Violet.
(d) His sister.

4. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) Georgia.
(c) The North.
(d) Mexico.

5. How does Alice describe Dorcas?
(a) Ugly but pleasant.
(b) Plain but fun-loving.
(c) Funny but quiet.
(d) Beautiful but hardheaded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Joe and Violet continue to dance standing in the train car?

3. Where does Violet put the picture of Dorcas?

4. What does Violet envision Joe giving Dorcas?

5. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?

(see the answer key)

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