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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Violet after she attacks Dorcas's body?
(a) She feels split into two people.
(b) She loses her affinity for violence.
(c) She is arrested and tried.
(d) She becomes more compassionate.

2. What does Violet do when the cotton crop is harvested?
(a) She stays in the neighborhood and works for a family.
(b) She raises children.
(c) She becomes a teacher.
(d) She goes back to Virginia.

3. Why does Joe begin tracking Dorcas down with a gun?
(a) He is slowly going insane and is having delusions.
(b) He thinks she is trying to kill him.
(c) He never wants the sweet taste of the apple to end.
(d) He finds out she is cheating on him.

4. What does Violet find in the bottom of the parrot's cage?
(a) A pen.
(b) A knife.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A necklace.

5. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?
(a) Disfigure it with a knife.
(b) Apply more makeup.
(c) Make it look younger.
(d) Make it look older.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Alice try to teach Dorcas to avoid?

3. Why doesn't Violet sleep at night?

4. What does Lestory say in response to Golden Gray?

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

(see the answer key)

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