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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the green and yellow parrot repeat?
(a) "I love you".
(b) "You're the best man I ever met".
(c) "Please help me".
(d) "You're an angel".

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

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

4. 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.

5. What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city?
(a) They are surprised.
(b) They are disappointed and vow never to speak to Joe again.
(c) They are glad Joe and Violet are moving away.
(d) They are overjoyed for the couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wipes the blood from the woman's face?

2. Why does Joe want to stay near Dorcas after he shoots her?

3. Where are Violet and her siblings living with their mother?

4. What does Joe wipe his tears with?

5. What does Joe not recall from his early days with Violet?

(see the answer key)

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