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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does True Belle return to Vesper County?
(a) Her job takes her there.
(b) To care for her grandchildren.
(c) Her husband dies.
(d) She is running from the law.

2. Why does Joe begin to feel distanced from Violet?
(a) She begins to drink excessively.
(b) She is having an extramarital affair.
(c) She tells him she wants to get a divorce.
(d) He senses that she longs for a child.

3. Why is Violet committed to gaining weight?
(a) She is trying to get the hips and backside she has as a young woman.
(b) She wants to be admitted to the hospital.
(c) She thinks it makes Joe feel sorry for her.
(d) She thinks it makes her look crazier.

4. How long does True Belle stay with the children?
(a) About a year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six days.
(d) Eleven years.

5. What does Lestory say in response to Golden Gray?
(a) He wants Golden Gray to leave his property as soon as possible.
(b) He doesn't know he has a child.
(c) He falls down and faints.
(d) He cries and embraces Golden Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who understands, like Joe, what it feels like to feel nothing inside?

2. Who moves to Chicago?

3. What is the relationship between Felice, Joe, and Violet like after Dorcas's death?

4. What do Joe and Violet do when they meet at the drugstore?

5. What does Violet envision Joe giving Dorcas?

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